Kantei

Catalogue

Every blade in this catalogue passes five gates: katana over a hundred years old, a complete mounting, a nagasa of 68 cm or more, NBTHK papers from Tokubetsu Hozon upwards, and signed. The scores are computed the same way for all of them.

132 of 132 pieces

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  1. 1

    Mounting of Mutsu Aizu-jū Fujiwara Michitatsu

    Mutsu Aizu-jū Fujiwara Michitatsu

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1825Aizu (Fukushima)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.9 cm

    Shinshintō blade from the Aizu domain, signed and dated in the autumn of Bunsei 8 (1825), with a koshirae stated to be of the period. NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon.

    84.7/100

    €10,840 Available

  2. 2

    Detail of Aizu-jū Munekiyo

    Aizu-jū Munekiyo

    会津住宗清造之 / 文化十二年乙亥八月日

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1815AizuNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon67.8 cm

    Shinshintō blade signed and dated to the eighth month of Bunka 12 (1815), with an untouched tang, Tokubetsu Hozon papers from 2025 and a period koshirae with a signed tsuba and maki-e crests.

    81.8/100

    €9,050 Available

  3. 3

    Blade of Takagi Minamoto Masayuki

    Takagi Minamoto Masayuki

    常陽笠間士高木源正行

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1870Hitachi (han de Kasama)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon68.2 cm

    Shinshintō katana signed and dated to the second month of Meiji 3 (1870), with an unaltered tang, a hitatsura hamon and a late-Edo mounting with matching shibuichi fittings.

    81.3/100

    €8,240 Available

  4. 4

    Detail of Sekizenjō Chikanori

    Sekizenjō Chikanori

    関善定家近則

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1869Hitachi (Mito)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.3 cm

    Katana by Sekizenjō Chikanori, Mito domain smith and pupil of Naotane, signed and dated 1869, ubu, with an aogai-lacquered koshirae made for the blade according to the seller and NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper.

    80.3/100

    €17,330 Available

  5. 5

    Blade of Doi Shinryō, 3rd generation

    Doi Shinryō, 3rd generation

    土肥真了

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1768Hizen (Hirado)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.2 cm

    Katana signed and dated Meiwa 5 (1768) by Doi Shinryō, of the Hirado line that carried on Inoue Shinkai's style, with an ubu nakago, Tokubetsu Hozon paper and a Bakumatsu mounting.

    78.7/100

    €16,920 Available

  6. 6

    Fittings of Miyoshi Izu no Kami Minamoto Naokuni

    Miyoshi Izu no Kami Minamoto Naokuni

    三好伊豆守源直國

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1798Linaje Ōsaka-shintōNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon67.8 cm

    Katana signed and dated 1798 by Miyoshi Izu no Kami Minamoto Naokuni, of the Ōsaka-shintō lineage. Ubu nakago, black-lacquered koshirae with an iron tsuba and a photographed Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken origami.

    76.4/100

    €7,590 Available

  7. 7

    Blade of Hōki no Kami Jūdai-mago Fujiwara Nobutaka

    Hōki no Kami Jūdai-mago Fujiwara Nobutaka

    伯耆守十代孫藤原信高

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1869Owari (Aichi)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.5 cm

    Shinshintō blade from Owari, signed and dated in the second month of Meiji 2 (1869), with a broad ō-kissaki, an ubu tang and a black ishime-lacquered koshirae. NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon.

    76.2/100

    €13,270 Available

  8. 8

    Blade of Chikuzen Nobukuni Yoshikane

    Chikuzen Nobukuni Yoshikane

    Shintō (1596-1780)1661Chikuzen (Fukuoka)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.4 cm

    Nobukuni school of Chikuzen, Kanbun era, with an ubu tang of a single mekugi-ana, 2.1 cm of sori, NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers, koshirae and shirasaya.

    75.1/100

    €10,030 Available

  9. 9

    Detail of Tsunahiro

    Tsunahiro

    Shintō (1596-1780)Sagami (Kanagawa)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70 cm

    The Tsunahiro house of Sagami, heir to the Sōshū line, with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers and an uchigatana koshirae in black rō-nuri lacquer, with shirasaya and tsunagi.

    74.7/100

    €9,140 Available

  10. 10

    Blade of Ozaki Gengoemon Suketaka

    Ozaki Gengoemon Suketaka

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1794SettsuNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon72.8 cm

    Shinshintō katana by Ozaki Suketaka, signed and dated Kansei 6 (1794), with a tōran-style hamon, ubu nakago, complete late-Edo koshirae per the seller and a Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken certificate.

    74.6/100

    €20,570 Available

  11. 11

    Blade of Fujieda Tarō Teruyoshi

    Fujieda Tarō Teruyoshi

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1866KozukeNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.7 cm

    Shinshintō katana signed by Fujieda Tarō Teruyoshi and dated to the 2nd month of Keiō 2 (1866), with the mitsudomoe crest engraved on the tang, NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper and a koshirae holding Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu.

    74.5/100

    €31,280 Available

  12. 12

    Detail of Fuji Samanosuke Minamoto Yoshimune

    Fuji Samanosuke Minamoto Yoshimune

    富士左馬亮源義宗

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1863Sin provincia en la firma (kinnōtō del Bakumatsu)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon77 cm

    Shinshintō katana by Fuji Samanosuke Minamoto Yoshimune, dated Bunkyū 3 (1863), of very robust proportions, with a signed ubu nakago, full koshirae, shirasaya and Tokubetsu Hozon paper.

    72.7/100

    €10,840 Available

  13. 13

    Detail of Chikugo Aoki Ōmi no Suke Minamoto Kiyohide

    Chikugo Aoki Ōmi no Suke Minamoto Kiyohide

    筑後国青木近江介源清秀

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1847Chikugo (Kurume, Fukuoka)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon63.6 cm

    Shinshintō katana signed and dated 1847 by Kiyohide, a smith in the service of the Arima clan in Chikugo. It retains a koshirae with black lacquer saya, mokkō tsuba with gold kiri-mon, and an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon origami.

    72.3/100

    €11,240 Available

  14. 14

    Mounting of Jōunsai Hayama Enshin

    Jōunsai Hayama Enshin

    浄雲斎羽山円真造之

    Gendaitō (from 1876)1915Tokio (Musashi)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.1 cm

    Gendaitō of April 1915 signed by Hayama Enshin, with a kijimomo-gata tang and a single mekugi-ana, NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon, shirasaya and koshirae.

    71.7/100

    €9,050 Available

  15. 15

    Blade of Harima Daijō Tadakuni

    Harima Daijō Tadakuni

    Shintō (1596-1780)1641HizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.4 cm

    Katana by Harima Daijō Tadakuni of the Hizen school, dated Kan'ei 18 (1641), with a rare suguha blade, bonji and ken carvings, ubu tang and a complete koshirae.

    71.7/100

    €17,330 Available

  16. 16

    Blade of Soushi Chikuzen Daijo Taikei Naotane

    Soushi Chikuzen Daijo Taikei Naotane

    Shintō (1596-1780)1829MusashiNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon68.6 cm

    Shinshintō katana by Taikei Naotane, signed with kaō and dated Bunsei 12 (1829), showing utsuri, with a complete shakudō koshirae, shirasaya and NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken.

    71.7/100

    €27,060 Available

  17. 17

    Blade of Hamabe Minryūshi Toshizane

    Hamabe Minryūshi Toshizane

    因藩臣濱部眠龍子壽実

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1817Inaba (clan Tottori)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.2 cm

    Shinshintō katana by Hamabe Minryūshi Toshizane, retainer smith of the Inaba (Tottori) clan, signed and dated in the 8th month of Bunka 14 (1817), with koshirae and shirasaya.

    71.3/100

    €13,680 Available

  18. 18

    Blade of Suifu-jū Katsumura Tokukatsu

    Suifu-jū Katsumura Tokukatsu

    水府住勝村徳勝作之

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1863Mito (Hitachi) — forjada en EdoNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.6 cm

    Katana signed and dated 1863 by Katsumura Tokukatsu, smith to the Mito domain, with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate and a koshirae with black-lacquered saya bearing gold crests.

    71.3/100

    €18,950 Available

  19. 19

    Fittings of Tenryūshi Tachibana Hisakazu

    Tenryūshi Tachibana Hisakazu

    天龍子橘久一作

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1865Echigo / MusashiNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon76.9 cm

    Long 76.9 cm blade signed and dated to the summer of Keiō 1 (1865), with an untouched two-hole tang, a recent high-grade polish and a koshirae in black ishime lacquer.

    71.1/100

    €13,600 Available

  20. 20

    Blade of Hitachi no Kami Muneshige

    Hitachi no Kami Muneshige

    常陸守宗重 以南蛮鉄作之

    Shintō (1596-1780)1670Settsu (Ōsaka)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.2 cm

    Shintō blade from Settsu of the Kanbun era, forged in nanbantetsu by a pupil of Tsuda Echizen no Kami Sukehiro. With period koshirae and shirasaya. NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon.

    70.9/100

    €7,190 Available

  21. 21

    Blade of Bizen Osafune Kiyomitsu

    Bizen Osafune Kiyomitsu

    備前國住長船清光作

    Kotō (up to 1596)1563Bizen (Osafune)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon67.1 cm

    Signed and dated katana by Kiyomitsu of Osafune, sue-Bizen, with an ubu tang and an uchigatana mounting with a black ishime lacquer saya.

    70.7/100

    €12,870 Available

  22. 22

    Blade of Hachimanyama Fujiwara Kiyohira

    Hachimanyama Fujiwara Kiyohira

    於武州江戸藤原清平造之

    Shintō (1596-1780)1688Musashi (Edo)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon72.1 cm

    Shintō katana of 72.1 cm, signed on the front and dated on the back to the second month of Jōkyō 5 (1688), with an unaltered tang and a period mounting in black lacquer.

    70.4/100

    €8,240 Available

  23. 23

    Blade of Muramatsu no Omi Shigetsugu

    Muramatsu no Omi Shigetsugu

    邑松臣重次謹作之

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1857EchigoNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon81.6 cm

    Shinshintō katana of 81.6 cm, signed and dated to the eighth month of Ansei 4 (1857), with an ubu tang bearing a single mekugi-ana and a complete 110 cm mounting.

    70.1/100

    €17,000 Available

  24. 24

    Blade of Hōki no Kami Ason Masayuki

    Hōki no Kami Ason Masayuki

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1795SatsumaNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.5 cm

    Shinshintō katana from Satsuma signed Hōki no Kami Ason Masayuki and dated to the 2nd month of Kansei 7 (1795), with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper, a koshirae with a Higo-school tsuba and a shirasaya.

    70.1/100

    €19,760 Available

  25. 25

    Paper of Kawachi-no-Kami Kunisuke

    Kawachi-no-Kami Kunisuke

    Shintō (1596-1780)SettsuNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.6 cm

    Katana signed Kawachi-no-Kami Kunisuke, second generation of the Ōsaka shintō school, with a black-lacquered uchigatana koshirae and NBTHK papers for both blade and mounting.

    69.8/100

    €25,440 Available

  26. 26

    Detail of Ōmi Daijō Fujiwara Tadayoshi, 4th generation

    Ōmi Daijō Fujiwara Tadayoshi, 4th generation

    肥前国住近江大掾藤原忠吉

    Shintō (1596-1780)1700HizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.8 cm

    Katana by the fourth-generation Hizen Tadayoshi, with a signed ubu tang, Tokubetsu Hozon paper and a complete dragon-themed koshirae that the original seller dates to the Edo period.

    69.6/100

    €17,330 Available

  27. 27

    Blade of Kiyoshige

    Kiyoshige

    Shintō (1596-1780)1802ShimaneNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.4 cm

    Katana signed by Sekishū Masuda-jū Kiyoshige and dated Kyōwa 2 (1802), with an ubu nakago, NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken certificate and a black-lacquered koshirae with crest-bearing fittings.

    69.1/100

    €12,460 Available

  28. 28

    Fittings of Fujiwara Yoshikuni

    Fujiwara Yoshikuni

    藤原吉國作

    Shintō (1596-1780)Desconocida (la NBTHK anota «国不明・新刀»: provincia desconocida, shintō)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.7 cm

    Early Edo blade signed “Fujiwara Yoshikuni saku”, with an ubu tang of a single mekugi-ana, Tokubetsu Hozon papers and a period uchigatana koshirae with a gold-inlaid tsuba.

    69/100

    €8,240 Available

  29. 29

    Fittings of Hizen Iyo no Jō Minamoto Munetsugu

    Hizen Iyo no Jō Minamoto Munetsugu

    肥前國住人伊豫掾源宗次

    Shintō (1596-1780)HizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.9 cm

    Work of the first Iyo no Jō Munetsugu of Hizen, with an untouched tanago-bara tang, a suguha hamon with utsuri, and a han-tachi koshirae whose tsuba is signed Umetada.

    68.8/100

    €13,600 Available

  30. 30

    Mounting of Koyama Munetoshi

    Koyama Munetoshi

    Shintō (1596-1780)1863MutsuNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.9 cm

    Katana signed and dated Bunkyū 3 (1863) by Koyama Munetoshi of Shirakawa (Mutsu), with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate, a complete spider-web themed koshirae and a shirasaya.

    68.7/100

    €24,300 Available

  31. 31

    Blade of Hizen Kawachi no Kami Masahiro

    Hizen Kawachi no Kami Masahiro

    肥前國河内守藤原正廣

    Shintō (1596-1780)1665HizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.5 cm

    Second-generation Kawachi no Kami Masahiro of Hizen, with an ubu tang holding a single hole, the school's tight ko-nuka-hada and a period mounting with a full matching set of fittings.

    68.5/100

    €10,110 Available

  32. 32

    Blade of Tsuramitsu

    Tsuramitsu

    Kotō (up to 1596)1489BizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon64.5 cm

    Katana signed and dated 1489 by Osafune Tsuramitsu, an extremely rare Sue-Bizen smith, published in the Meitō Zukan; ubu nakago, declared NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon and an itomaki-no-tachi koshirae with kiri crests.

    68.1/100

    €35,990 Available

  33. 33

    Blade of Hosokawa Tadamasa

    Hosokawa Tadamasa

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1868Shimōsa / Hyūga NobeokaNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon72.1 cm

    Signed and dated the eighth month of Keiō 4 (1868), with an ubu tang bearing a single mekugi-ana, NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers, and both koshirae and shirasaya.

    67.9/100

    €8,240 Available

  34. 34

    Blade of Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Morinaga

    Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Morinaga

    相模守藤原盛永

    Shintō (1596-1780)Mino (Seki)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon68.9 cm

    Shintō katana signed Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Morinaga of Mino (Seki), with bo-hi, a tang that appears intact in the photographs and a complete koshirae with lacquered saya.

    67.5/100

    €7,430 Available

  35. 35

    Blade of Bitchū no Kuni Mizuta-jū Kunishige

    Bitchū no Kuni Mizuta-jū Kunishige

    備中國水田住國重作

    Shintō (1596-1780)BitchūNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.9 cm

    Katana signed by Kunishige of Mizuta (Bitchū), early Edo period, with an intact nakago bearing a single mekugi-ana, shirasaya and a complete koshirae.

    67.5/100

    €9,050 Available

  36. 36

    Detail of Fujiwara Yoshihide

    Fujiwara Yoshihide

    応需江府住立花円龍子藤原義秀

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1867Edo (Musashi)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon72 cm

    A 72.0 cm shinshintō blade in which both the blade and the mounting hold their own NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers; shirasaya, travel bag and maintenance kit included.

    67.4/100

    €13,840 Available

  37. 37

    Detail of Hamabe Fujiwara Toshihide

    Hamabe Fujiwara Toshihide

    浜部藤原寿秀作 / 嘉永四年二月日

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1851InabaNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon73.4 cm

    Shinshintō blade from Inaba, signed and dated in the second month of Kaei 4 (1851), 73.4 cm nagasa, ubu tang and a black-lacquered koshirae. NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon issued December 2025.

    67.2/100

    €7,590 Available

  38. 38

    Blade of Bitchū Mizuta Kunishige

    Bitchū Mizuta Kunishige

    備中水田国重作

    Shintō (1596-1780)1656BitchūNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.6 cm

    A special commission signed and dated the seventh day of the fifth month of Meireki 2 (1656), with visible mune-yaki, an ichimai bōshi and a han-tachi koshirae with tiger menuki.

    67/100

    €11,240 Available

  39. 39

    Fittings of Iga no Kami Fujiwara Kinmichi II

    Iga no Kami Fujiwara Kinmichi II

    Shintō (1596-1780)YamashiroNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon74.5 cm

    Katana by the second-generation Iga no Kami Kinmichi (Mishina school, Kyoto), with imperial chrysanthemum and signature on an ubu tang, NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper and an uchigatana koshirae with a tsuba signed Higo-jū Masasato.

    67/100

    €19,360 Available

  40. 40

    Fittings of Hizen Bitchū Daijō Fujiwara Masanaga

    Hizen Bitchū Daijō Fujiwara Masanaga

    肥前國備中大掾藤原正永

    Shintō (1596-1780)1673HizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71 cm

    Shintō blade from Hizen, Enpō era, with an ubu tang, kuro-ishime-nuri koshirae, shirasaya and tsunagi. NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon plus an older Kōshu Tokubetsu Kichō Tōken paper.

    66.8/100

    €13,600 Available

  41. 41

    Fittings of Yamashiro Daijō Kunishige

    Yamashiro Daijō Kunishige

    山城大掾國重

    Shintō (1596-1780)1684Edo-MizutaNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70 cm

    Shintō katana of the Jōkyō era, broad and heavy (853 g bare blade), with an ubu tang and a single mekugi-ana, an uchigatana koshirae in black lacquer, shirasaya and tsunagi.

    66.5/100

    €11,810 Available

  42. 42

    Blade of Inaba no Kuni-jū Fujiwara Kanesaki

    Inaba no Kuni-jū Fujiwara Kanesaki

    因幡国住藤原兼先

    Shintō (1596-1780)1701Inaba (han Ikeda de Tottori)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.8 cm

    A blade published in the Shōwa Tōken Meibutsu-chō, with Tokubetsu Hozon papers, an ubu tang of a single mekugi-ana, a complete crested koshirae and a shirasaya bearing sayagaki.

    66.3/100

    €12,300 Available

  43. 43

    Mounting of Ishidō Fujiwara Korekazu

    Ishidō Fujiwara Korekazu

    石堂藤原是一精鍛之

    Shintō (1596-1780)EdoNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.3 cm

    Seventh-generation Korekazu of Edo, rated jōjō-saku, with bō-hi on both sides, an ubu tang holding a single hole and a sayagaki by Hon'ami Mitsumago dated 1953.

    66.3/100

    €12,460 Sold

  44. 44

    Blade of Echigo no Kami Kunitsugu

    Echigo no Kami Kunitsugu

    Shintō (1596-1780)HigoNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon77.6 cm

    Shintō katana signed by Kunitsugu with the added inscription 'made with nanban iron', holding an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken origami, a shirasaya with sayagaki and a complete koshirae with signed fittings.

    66/100

    €25,440 Available

  45. 45

    Blade of Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi

    Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi

    Shintō (1596-1780)OsakaNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon68.5 cm

    Work of the second generation Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi of Osaka, with an untouched tang carrying a single mekugi-ana, Tokubetsu Hozon papers, koshirae and shirasaya.

    65.9/100

    €10,030 Sold

  46. 46

    Detail of Izumo no Kami Fujiwara Yoshitake Hōtetsu Nyūdō

    Izumo no Kami Fujiwara Yoshitake Hōtetsu Nyūdō

    Shintō (1596-1780)1682Yamashiro / MusashiNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon68.5 cm

    Signed and dated an auspicious day of the eighth month of Tenna 2 (1682), with an ubu tang, bō-hi on both faces and NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers; koshirae and shirasaya.

    65.9/100

    €13,270 Available

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    Paper of Kashū-jū Kanewaka

    Kashū-jū Kanewaka

    加州住兼若

    Shintō (1596-1780)1655KagaNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.9 cm

    Attributed to the second Kanewaka generation of Kaga, Meireki era, with an ubu tang, NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers issued in December 2025, uchigatana koshirae and shirasaya.

    65.8/100

    €11,650 Available

  48. 48

    Blade of Masao

    Masao

    Shintō (1596-1780)1859佐渡NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.5 cm

    Katana signed and dated by Minamoto Masao, a pupil of Kiyomaro, forged in the 8th month of Ansei 6 (1859) from Ezo iron sand. Tokubetsu Hozon paper, shirasaya and a koshirae with gold crests.

    65.7/100

    €27,060 Available

  49. 49

    Blade of Fuyuhiro

    Fuyuhiro

    冬廣作

    Kotō (up to 1596)Wakasa (Obama)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.5 cm

    Katana signed Fuyuhiro saku, Wakasa province, late Muromachi period, with an ubu tang, shirasaya and a koshirae with a black-lacquered saya.

    65.4/100

    €12,060 Available

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    Blade of Nagamitsu

    Nagamitsu

    Kotō (up to 1596)1561BizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70 cm

    Sue-Bizen katana signed by Jirōbyōe-no-jō Nagamitsu of Osafune and dated to the 8th month of Eiroku 4 (1561), with an intact nakago, a declared Tokubetsu Hozon paper and a complete koshirae.

    65.4/100

    €27,870 Available

  51. 51

    Blade of Kashū-jū Fujiwara Iehira

    Kashū-jū Fujiwara Iehira

    賀州住藤原家平

    Shintō (1596-1780)1673Kaga (Ishikawa)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.5 cm

    Katana signed and dated to the second month of Kanbun 13 (1673) by a smith working for the Maeda of Kaga, with an untouched tang, a single mekugi-ana and a complete mounting.

    65.1/100

    €9,050 Available

  52. 52

    Mounting of Izumi no Kami Rai Kinmichi / Hokkyō Rai Eizen

    Izumi no Kami Rai Kinmichi / Hokkyō Rai Eizen

    Shintō (1596-1780)YamashiroNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.3 cm

    Father-and-son collaborative katana by the Rai Kinmichi family of the Kyoto Sanpin school, with a signed ubu tang, uchigatana mounting and Tokubetsu Hozon paper.

    64.6/100

    €17,330 Available

  53. 53

    Blade of Kanesada

    Kanesada

    Shintō (1596-1780)1856IwakiNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.9 cm

    Katana signed Ōshū Aizu jū Kanesada and dated 8th month of Ansei 3 (1856), with masame jigane and a sanbonsugi-style hamon; NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken paper, shirasaya and iron-mounted koshirae with azuki-coloured ishime saya.

    64.3/100

    €24,220 Available

  54. 54

    Blade of Jinroku Kiyomitsu

    Jinroku Kiyomitsu

    Kotō (up to 1596)1578BizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.7 cm

    Bizen Osafune katana signed by Jinroku Kiyomitsu and dated Tenshō 6 (1578), with horimono, an intact single-ana nakago, shirasaya and a Kasen-style koshirae. Tokubetsu Hozon according to the seller.

    64.1/100

    €26,980 Available

  55. 55

    Tango-no-kami Fujiwara Toshinaga

    Shintō (1596-1780)OwariNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon76.2 cm

    A long, robust katana by the first Toshinaga of Owari, early Edo period, with a signed ubu tang, Tokubetsu Hozon paper and an uchigatana koshirae with burgundy saya.

    64/100

    €12,060 Available

  56. 56

    Blade of Osafune Sōzaemon no Jō Sukesada

    Osafune Sōzaemon no Jō Sukesada

    備前國住長船宗左衛門尉祐定

    Kotō (up to 1596)Bizen (Osafune)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.9 cm

    Kotō katana from the Osafune school of Bizen, signed by Sōzaemon no Jō Sukesada around the Genki era, with an intact tang with a single mekugi-ana, shirasaya and complete koshirae.

    63.8/100

    €14,490 Available

  57. 57

    Blade of Hōki no Kami Taira Ason Masayuki

    Hōki no Kami Taira Ason Masayuki

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1794SatsumaNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon67.6 cm

    Shinshintō katana from Satsuma, signed and dated 2nd month of Kansei 6 (1794), with complete koshirae and a sayagaki by Satō Kanzan; the original seller declares NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken.

    63.8/100

    €18,950 Available

  58. 58

    Detail of Omi no Kami Minamoto Hisamichi

    Omi no Kami Minamoto Hisamichi

    （菊紋）近江守源久道

    Shintō (1596-1780)1661Yamashiro (Kioto)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.8 cm

    Kyoto shintō katana signed with the kikumon by Ōmi no Kami Minamoto Hisamichi, with ubu nakago, Tokubetsu Hozon paper and a koshirae with tiger-and-bamboo fittings.

    63.7/100

    €15,710 Available

  59. 59

    Blade of Chikuzen no Kami Nobuhide

    Chikuzen no Kami Nobuhide

    Shintō (1596-1780)1866EchigoNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.2 cm

    Katana signed by Kurihara Chikuzen no Kami Nobuhide, a pupil of Kiyomaro, dated the 8th month of Keiō 2 (1866), with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper, a sayagaki by Tanobe and a koshirae.

    63.6/100

    €31,930 Available

  60. 60

    Blade of Kanefusa

    Kanefusa

    Kotō (up to 1596)1512MinoNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon68.4 cm

    Kotō katana from Mino signed Kanefusa and dated Eishō 9 (1512), with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken and a koshirae whose matching fittings bear the gosan-no-kiri crest.

    63.5/100

    €30,310 Available

  61. 61

    Fittings of Hōshū Takada-jū Fujiwara Muneyuki

    Hōshū Takada-jū Fujiwara Muneyuki

    豊州高田住藤原統行

    Shintō (1596-1780)1624Bungo (Takada)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.9 cm

    Work of the second generation Muneyuki of the Takada school of Bungo, with an untouched single-hole tang and an unusual saya: a net stretched over it, lacquered and polished to a honeycomb.

    63.3/100

    €8,400 Available

  62. 62

    Detail of Esshū Tsuruga-jū Kaneshige

    Esshū Tsuruga-jū Kaneshige

    越州敦賀住金重

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1865Echizen (Fukui)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon74.6 cm

    Late Edo blade, signed and dated to the second month of Genji 2 (1865), with an untouched tang carrying a single mekugi-ana and Tokubetsu Hozon papers from August 2024.

    63.2/100

    €10,230 Available

  63. 63

    Mounting of Shimousadaijo Fujiwara Kanemasa

    Shimousadaijo Fujiwara Kanemasa

    Shintō (1596-1780)EchizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon64.6 cm

    Shintō katana from Echizen province signed by Shimōsa-daijō Fujiwara Kanemasa, with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken, a recently declared polish and a complete black-lacquer koshirae.

    63/100

    €8,410 Available

  64. 64

    Mounting of Izumi no Kami Fujiwara Kaneshige

    Izumi no Kami Fujiwara Kaneshige

    Shintō (1596-1780)EchizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.8 cm

    Signed katana by Izumi no Kami Fujiwara Kaneshige, from the early shintō period, with an ubu tang, Tokubetsu Hozon papers and a Matsushiro-style koshirae dated by the original seller to the late Edo period.

    62.8/100

    €22,200 Available

  65. 65

    Mounting of Ōmi Daijō Fujiwara Tadahiro

    Ōmi Daijō Fujiwara Tadahiro

    Shintō (1596-1780)HizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon76.6 cm

    Ubu katana signed by Ōmi Daijō Fujiwara Tadahiro, second generation of Hizen Tadayoshi, with Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken certificate, a sayagaki attributed to Satō Kanzan and an aogai koshirae described as a period mounting.

    62.7/100

    €31,930 Available

  66. 66

    Blade of Mutsu Aizu-jū Masanaga

    Mutsu Aizu-jū Masanaga

    陸奥会津住正長

    Shintō (1596-1780)1658Mutsu (Aizu)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.2 cm

    A sturdy blade of about 1658 by a smith to the Katō house of Aizu, with an ubu tang and a koshirae combining a solid silver tsuba with a black ishime saya.

    62.5/100

    €7,190 Available

  67. 67

    Mounting of Noriyuki

    Noriyuki

    Shintō (1596-1780)BungoNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon67 cm

    Shintō katana signed by Fujiwara Noriyuki of Bungo province, with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken certificate. It comes with a red-lacquer koshirae and also a shirasaya.

    62.4/100

    €7,840 Available

  68. 68

    Blade of Tōtōmi no Kami Fujiwara Kanehiro

    Tōtōmi no Kami Fujiwara Kanehiro

    Shintō (1596-1780)HizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon61.2 cm

    Hizen katana signed by Tōtōmi no Kami Fujiwara Kanehiro, ubu nakago with one mekugi-ana, wide hako-midare hamon, with koshirae and declared Tokubetsu Hozon paper.

    62.4/100

    €10,840 Available

  69. 69

    Detail of Jirōtarō Naokatsu

    Jirōtarō Naokatsu

    Shintō (1596-1780)1839YamagataNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.3 cm

    Shinshintō katana signed and dated by Jirōtarō Naokatsu in the 2nd month of Tenpō 10 (1839), with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper and a complete koshirae.

    62.3/100

    €18,950 Available

  70. 70

    Blade of Satō Kiyosa

    Satō Kiyosa

    Kotō (up to 1596)1529SatsumaNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon67.7 cm

    Kotō katana by Satō Kiyosa, a Satsuma smith of the Sengoku period, signed as a tachi-mei and dated Kyōroku 2 (1529), with a declared Tokubetsu Hozon paper and a black-lacquered koshirae.

    62.1/100

    €15,380 Available

  71. 71

    Tang of Ōmi Daijō Fujiwara Tadahiro

    Ōmi Daijō Fujiwara Tadahiro

    肥前国住近江大掾藤原忠広

    Shintō (1596-1780)1641HizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.1 cm

    Katana by the second-generation Tadahiro of Hizen, signed and ubu, with Tokubetsu Hozon papers and a vermilion-saya koshirae whose fuchi-kashira, signed Masakuni, also carries Tokubetsu Hozon papers.

    61.9/100

    €15,710 Available

  72. 72

    Blade of Yamato no Kami Yoshimichi, 2nd generation

    Yamato no Kami Yoshimichi, 2nd generation

    Shintō (1596-1780)SettsuNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon75.5 cm

    Ōsaka katana of the Enpō era signed by the second-generation Yamato no Kami Yoshimichi, with a gunome-chōji hamon, an uchigatana-koshirae with a black-lacquered saya bearing a skeleton motif, and a declared Tokubetsu Hozon paper.

    61.8/100

    €21,380 Available

  73. 73

    Detail of Nagato no Kuni Han Ōfuka Gozaemon Kinryūshi Fujiwara Tamakiku

    Nagato no Kuni Han Ōfuka Gozaemon Kinryūshi Fujiwara Tamakiku

    長門国藩大深五左衛門琴流子藤原玉喜久作 / 文久四年甲子二月日 鍛甲伏十五枚

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1864prov. de NagatoNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.1 cm

    Dated the second month of Bunkyū 4 (1864), from the Chōshū domain, with an inscription declaring a forging of fifteen layers and NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers.

    61.6/100

    €10,430 Available

  74. 74

    Blade of Chikuzen Fukuoka-jū Morimasa

    Chikuzen Fukuoka-jū Morimasa

    筑前国福岡住守昌

    Shintō (1596-1780)1716ChikuzenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.9 cm

    An uncommon signed work of the Fukuoka Ishidō school, around the Kyōhō era (1716), with an ubu tang holding a single hole and a gunome-chōji hardened very high.

    61.3/100

    €7,190 Available

  75. 75

    Blade of Kanefusa

    Kanefusa

    兼房作

    Kotō (up to 1596)MinoNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon76.2 cm

    Late fifteenth-century kotō katana of the Sue-Seki group, 76.2 cm long, with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon for the blade and an NBTHK Hozon tōsōgu paper for its han-tachi koshirae.

    61.2/100

    €12,870 Available

  76. 76

    Detail of Onizuka Kurō Minamoto Katsukuni

    Onizuka Kurō Minamoto Katsukuni

    鬼塚九郎源勝国

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1860Mito, HitachiNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.9 cm

    Forged before the deity of the Hachiman shrine in Mito on New Year's Day of Ansei 7 (1860), with an ubu tang, a solid silver habaki and a han-tachi koshirae.

    61.2/100

    €13,270 Available

  77. 77

    Blade of Izumi-no-Kami Hōjōji Tachibana Masatsugu

    Izumi-no-Kami Hōjōji Tachibana Masatsugu

    Shintō (1596-1780)MusashiNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon62.9 cm

    Signed katana of the Edo branch of the Hōjōji school, 62.9 cm nagasa with bō-hi on both sides, with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken origami and a gold-flecked lacquered saya mounting.

    61.1/100

    €7,590 Available

  78. 78

    Blade of Hisakatsu

    Hisakatsu

    Kotō (up to 1596)1513MinoNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon73.9 cm

    Mino katana signed by Hisakatsu of the Akasaka Senjuin school and dated 1513, with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon, shirasaya and a modern tachi-style koshirae.

    61/100

    €27,060 Available

  79. 79

    Blade of Nodagoro Fujiwara Kanesada

    Nodagoro Fujiwara Kanesada

    Kotō (up to 1596)MinoNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.2 cm

    Katana signed by Nodagoro Fujiwara Kanesada, a Mino smith of the Genroku era, with an intact tang, Tokubetsu Hozon paper and a full mounting as well as a shirasaya.

    60.7/100

    €8,000 Available

  80. 80

    Blade of Kawachi no Kami Sukesada

    Kawachi no Kami Sukesada

    菊紋一 河内守祐定

    Shintō (1596-1780)1701Bizen OsafuneNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon66.4 cm

    Bizen Osafune, Genroku era: kikumon and the character ichi before the signature, a horimono with the Heart Sutra formula, 2.7 cm of sori and NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers.

    60.6/100

    €12,870 Available

  81. 81

    Detail of Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke

    Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke

    河内守国助

    Shintō (1596-1780)1658Settsu (Osaka)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon60.8 cm

    Katana signed by Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke, in the Osaka shintō tradition, with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken paper, a complete aka-ishime koshirae and a shirasaya.

    60.2/100

    €10,840 Available

  82. 82

    Blade of Rai Kinmichi

    Rai Kinmichi

    Shintō (1596-1780)YamashiroNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon60.6 cm

    Shintō katana by Rai Kinmichi (Yamashiro, c. 1648), signed “Daihōshi Hokkyō Rai Kinmichi”, with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken certificate and a koshirae with brown inrō-kizami saya.

    60/100

    €11,810 Available

  83. 83

    Blade of Tokiyoshi

    Tokiyoshi

    Shintō (1596-1780)越前NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon63.7 cm

    Shintō katana of the Shimosaka school of Echizen, signed and with an ubu nakago pierced by a single mekugi-ana, accompanied by a koshirae with green-lacquered saya.

    59.9/100

    €5,160 Available

  84. 84

    Mounting of Banzai Hisanori

    Banzai Hisanori

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1863OhmiNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon76.5 cm

    Katana by Banzai Hisanori of Ōmi province, dated Bunkyū 3 (1863) and dedicated on the tang to a samurai of the Koga domain; Tokubetsu Hozon paper and koshirae.

    59.9/100

    €8,810 Available

  85. 85

    Blade of Hizen jū Harima Daijō Fujiwara Tadakuni

    Hizen jū Harima Daijō Fujiwara Tadakuni

    Shintō (1596-1780)HizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon75.1 cm

    Shintō katana by Tadakuni of the Hizen school, with a signed ubu nakago, Tokubetsu Hozon paper and a complete mounting with fittings by Sendai metalworkers.

    59.9/100

    €17,330 Available

  86. 86

    Blade of Osafune Kiyomitsu

    Osafune Kiyomitsu

    Kotō (up to 1596)1553BizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70 cm

    Bizen Osafune katana signed by Kiyomitsu and dated the 2nd month of Tenbun 22 (1553), with Tokubetsu Hozon papers and a complete mounting shown in the photographs.

    59.9/100

    €17,330 Available

  87. 87

    Mounting of Mutsu no Kami Ōmichi

    Mutsu no Kami Ōmichi

    Shintō (1596-1780)MinoNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.9 cm

    Katana signed Mutsu no Kami Ōmichi (Daidō), founder of the Mishina school, with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate and a complete brown-lacquer koshirae with karakusa motif.

    59.8/100

    €17,330 Available

  88. 88

    Detail of Awataguchi Fujiwara Tadanawa

    Awataguchi Fujiwara Tadanawa

    Shintō (1596-1780)Yamashiro / HarimaNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon66.4 cm

    An early signature of the first Tadatsuna, while he still signed “Tadanawa”. Well-kept tang with a single mekugi-ana, koshirae and shirasaya. NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon.

    59.3/100

    €9,220 Available

  89. 89

    Mounting of Chōunsai Tsunatoshi

    Chōunsai Tsunatoshi

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1846EdoNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.2 cm

    Shinshintō blade from Edo, signed and dated 1846 by one of the leading names of the period, mounted in a koshirae with an unusually shaped iron tsuba. NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon.

    59.3/100

    €13,270 Available

  90. 90

    Mounting of Kawachi no Kami Fujiwara Kunisuke

    Kawachi no Kami Fujiwara Kunisuke

    Shintō (1596-1780)1647NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon75.7 cm

    An Osaka katana signed Kawachi no Kami Fujiwara Kunisuke and dated 1647, with an intact tang, an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate and a black-lacquered koshirae with skull-motif fittings.

    59/100

    €21,380 Available

  91. 91

    Blade of Kunimitsu

    Kunimitsu

    Shintō (1596-1780)SettsuNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon61.2 cm

    Shintō katana from Settsu signed Sesshū-jū Kunimitsu, of the Kunisuke school of Osaka, with a suguha in nioi, a restrained mounting and a Tokubetsu Hozon certificate according to the original seller.

    58.9/100

    €6,730 Available

  92. 92

    Detail of Hosokawa Minamoto Tadayoshi

    Hosokawa Minamoto Tadayoshi

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1851Sōshū (Chiba)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.2 cm

    A shinshintō work signed and dated 1851, with an ubu tang holding a single hole, ko-chōji-midare with sunagashi and a condition the original seller calls excellent.

    58.8/100

    €13,190 Available

  93. 93

    Blade of Chikuzen Fukuoka-jū Moritsugu

    Chikuzen Fukuoka-jū Moritsugu

    筑前國福岡住守次

    Shintō (1596-1780)1673ChikuzenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon72.1 cm

    An Enpō-era (1673-81) work by a smith of the Kuroda clan, with an ubu tang, suguha of very clear nioi-guchi and a mounting with a carved vermilion saya.

    58.7/100

    €11,240 Available

  94. 94

    Blade of Sadonokami Kunitomi Motoyoshi

    Sadonokami Kunitomi Motoyoshi

    Shintō (1596-1780)NagatoNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon66.6 cm

    Shintō katana from Nagato province signed Sadonokami Kunitomi Motoyoshi (around the Kan'ei era), with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken certificate and a complete koshirae shown in the photographs.

    58.6/100

    €7,430 Available

  95. 95

    Blade of Kōzuke Daijō Sukesada

    Kōzuke Daijō Sukesada

    Shintō (1596-1780)1709BizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon66.6 cm

    Katana signed by Kōzuke Daijō Fujiwara Sukesada of the Osafune school (Bizen), dated the 8th month of Hōei 6 (1709). Nagasa 66.6 cm, untouched tang with a single mekugi-ana and a photographed NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken.

    58.6/100

    €9,780 Available

  96. 96

    Detail of Chikushū-jū Fujiwara Shimosaka Kanenobu

    Chikushū-jū Fujiwara Shimosaka Kanenobu

    筑州住藤原下坂兼信

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1781Chikushū (Fukuoka)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon75.5 cm

    Shinshintō katana of 75.5 cm from the Shimosaka line after its move to Chikushū, with an ubu tang and one mekugi-ana, NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon, shirasaya and a restrained koshirae.

    58.6/100

    €12,460 Available

  97. 97

    Detail of Ōmi no Kami Fujiwara Tsuguhiro

    Ōmi no Kami Fujiwara Tsuguhiro

    近江守藤原継広 / 越前住下坂

    Shintō (1596-1780)1661prov. de EchizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon75.6 cm

    Shintō katana of 75.6 cm from the Echizen Shimosaka school, Kanbun era, with an ubu tang and one mekugi-ana, NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon, shirasaya and a koshirae whose tsuba is engraved with a sutra.

    58.4/100

    €11,490 Available

  98. 98

    Blade of Sukesada

    Sukesada

    Kotō (up to 1596)BizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon65.9 cm

    Katana signed Bishū Osafune Sukesada, mid to late Muromachi, with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken, an uchigatana-koshirae with black ishime saya, and shirasaya.

    57.8/100

    €19,840 Available

  99. 99

    Mounting of Yamashiro no Kami Fujiwara Kunikiyo

    Yamashiro no Kami Fujiwara Kunikiyo

    (菊紋) 山城守藤原国清

    Shintō (1596-1780)1624prov. de EchizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.6 cm

    Echizen blade with the kikumon chiselled ahead of the signature, attributed by workmanship and by the cut of the mei to the first generation Kunikiyo, a pupil of Horikawa Kunihiro.

    57.7/100

    €11,450 Available

  100. 100

    Blade of Hōki no Kami Masayoshi

    Hōki no Kami Masayoshi

    Shintō (1596-1780)1799SatsumaNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.9 cm

    Katana signed and dated 2nd month of Kansei 11 (1799) by Hōki no Kami Masayoshi, a Satsuma master of the shinshintō period, with Tokubetsu Hozon paper, ubu nakago and koshirae.

    57.6/100

    €16,110 Available

  101. 101

    Detail of Echizen-jū Hōki no Kami Fujiwara Hirotaka

    Echizen-jū Hōki no Kami Fujiwara Hirotaka

    伯耆守藤原汎隆 ／ 越前住以□鉄作之

    Shintō (1596-1780)1624Echizen (Fukui)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.6 cm

    Shintō blade of the Echizen Shimosaka school by a smith ranked wazamono. 71.6 cm nagasa, with purple-lacquered koshirae and shirasaya. NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon.

    57.1/100

    €13,270 Available

  102. 102

    Blade of Awataguchi Ōmi no Kami Tadatsuna

    Awataguchi Ōmi no Kami Tadatsuna

    Shintō (1596-1780)1661OsakaNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71 cm

    Second generation Tadatsuna, the smith known as Ikkanshi, on a Kanbun-era blade with an ubu tang and a single mekugi-ana. With koshirae and shirasaya. NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon.

    57.1/100

    €13,270 Available

  103. 103

    Blade of Kashū Kanazawa-jū Fujiwara Kanewaka

    Kashū Kanazawa-jū Fujiwara Kanewaka

    賀州金澤住藤原兼若

    Shintō (1596-1780)KagaNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.7 cm

    Second-generation Kanewaka, smith to the Maeda of Kaga, shortened in its day by a samurai of the domain yet keeping its signature intact.

    57/100

    €8,810 Available

  104. 104

    Detail of Chikuzen-jū Minamoto Nobukuni Yoshikane

    Chikuzen-jū Minamoto Nobukuni Yoshikane

    Shintō (1596-1780)Chikuzen (Fukuoka)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.1 cm

    An early Edo work by a smith to the Kuroda house, with an ichimai bōshi, funbari preserved at the tang and a condition the original seller calls exceptional.

    56.7/100

    €12,510 Available

  105. 105

    Mounting of Hizen Tadayoshi

    Hizen Tadayoshi

    Shintō (1596-1780)1830Hizen (Saga)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.4 cm

    Work of the eighth generation of the Tadayoshi house of Hizen, of the Tenpō era, with a single mekugi-ana, a pronounced 1.97 cm sori and a shakudō koshirae with shishi and peonies.

    56.6/100

    €12,460 Sold

  106. 106

    Blade of Tennenshi Masahira

    Tennenshi Masahira

    Shintō (1596-1780)SatsumaNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon72.8 cm

    Katana signed Tennenshi, attributed by the NBTHK to Masahira of Satsuma, with an apparently intact tang, shirasaya and a complete koshirae.

    55.8/100

    €17,170 Available

  107. 107

    Blade of Ōmi no Kami Hisamichi

    Ōmi no Kami Hisamichi

    Shintō (1596-1780)YamashiroNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70 cm

    Shintō katana from the Mishina school of Kyoto, signed Ōmi no Kami Minamoto Hisamichi with the kiku-mon engraved on the tang, with a declared NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken certificate and mounted in koshirae.

    55.6/100

    €8,810 Available

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    Blade of Sukesada

    Sukesada

    Kotō (up to 1596)1512BizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon61.2 cm

    Kotō katana by Osafune Sukesada, signed and dated Eishō 9 (1512), with an intact tang, a complete koshirae and a declared Tokubetsu Hozon certificate.

    55.5/100

    €33,580 Available

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    Blade of Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi

    Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi

    Shintō (1596-1780)SettsuNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.9 cm

    Shintō katana by Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi of Osaka, signed, with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper, mounted in koshirae and accompanied by a shirasaya.

    55.2/100

    €10,840 Available

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    Blade of Izumi no Kami Fujiwara Kunisada

    Izumi no Kami Fujiwara Kunisada

    Shintō (1596-1780)SettsuNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon75.7 cm

    Signed katana by the first Ōsaka Kunisada, 75.7 cm and of robust build, in a koshirae with matching kiri-crest fittings; NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken certificate declared by the original seller.

    54.8/100

    €20,570 Available

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    Blade of Ōmi no Kami Tadayoshi, sixth generation

    Ōmi no Kami Tadayoshi, sixth generation

    Shintō (1596-1780)HizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.2 cm

    Katana signed by the sixth-generation Ōmi no Kami Tadayoshi of Hizen, with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper, full koshirae and shirasaya.

    54.5/100

    €14,080 Available

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    Blade of Yamato no Kami Yoshimichi

    Yamato no Kami Yoshimichi

    Shintō (1596-1780)SettsuNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.6 cm

    Shintō katana signed by Yamato no Kami Yoshimichi of the Ōsaka Mishina school, with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken papers and a complete koshirae with black saya.

    54.5/100

    €18,550 Available

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    Fittings of Katsuie

    Katsuie

    勝家

    Kotō (up to 1596)KagaNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon67.7 cm

    A late-Muromachi kotō of the Kaga Darani school, with a kuro-rō-nuri koshirae commissioned specifically for this blade and three photographed documents.

    54.2/100

    €8,240 Sold

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    Blade of Inshū-jū Kagenaga

    Inshū-jū Kagenaga

    因州住景長

    Kotō (up to 1596)1444Inaba (Tottori)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.5 cm

    Kotō blade of the mid-Muromachi period by a Kagenaga of Inaba, with a sayagaki by Hon'ami Chōshiki on the shirasaya. With koshirae and NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers.

    53.9/100

    €10,840 Available

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    Mounting of Hizen Saga-jū Fujiwara Masanaga

    Hizen Saga-jū Fujiwara Masanaga

    肥前佐賀住藤原正長

    Shintō (1596-1780)1661prov. de HizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.2 cm

    Hizen blade of the Kanbun era, with a showy gunome-midare, a very legible hada and a red-lacquered koshirae. With shirasaya and NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers.

    52.4/100

    €11,240 Available

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    Blade of Yamato no Kami Antei

    Yamato no Kami Antei

    Shintō (1596-1780)MusashiNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.2 cm

    Shintō katana by Yamato no Kami Antei of Musashi, with the cutting-test inscription “futatsu-dō” on the tang, Tokubetsu Hozon paper and a full koshirae in addition to a shirasaya.

    52.1/100

    €29,500 Available

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    Blade of Echizen-jū Kanenori

    Echizen-jū Kanenori

    Shintō (1596-1780)1624Echizen (Fukui)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.7 cm

    Shintō katana of the Kan'ei era, broad and with an ō-kissaki, read as a copy of Ō-Kanemitsu in the Keichō taste, with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon, koshirae and shirasaya.

    51.5/100

    €7,350 Sold

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    Blade of Kunimune

    Kunimune

    Shintō (1596-1780)1658BizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon67.9 cm

    Katana signed Bishū Okayama jū Fujiwara Kunimune zō, a Bizen work of the shintō period, with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken papers and a complete koshirae on a macabre theme.

    51.3/100

    €9,050 Available

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    Detail of Heki Dewa no Kami Minamoto Mitsuhira

    Heki Dewa no Kami Minamoto Mitsuhira

    Shintō (1596-1780)Musashi (Tokio)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.3 cm

    A mid-Edo work of the Ishidō school of Gamō in Ōmi, later moved to Edo; 71.3 cm nagasa, suriage tang with machi-okuri, with koshirae and shirasaya.

    49.5/100

    €14,080 Available

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    Detail of Uda Sanekuni

    Uda Sanekuni

    宇多真國

    Kotō (up to 1596)prov. de EtchuNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon73.8 cm

    Late Muromachi kotō blade of the Uda school of Etchū, 73.8 cm nagasa, with Tokubetsu Hozon papers; supplied with koshirae and shirasaya.

    48.5/100

    €10,640 Available

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    Detail of Izumi no Kami Rai Kinmichi

    Izumi no Kami Rai Kinmichi

    (菊紋)和泉守来金道 / 大法師法橋九十二造之

    Shintō (1596-1780)1648prov. de YamashiroNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon75.2 cm

    Rai Kinmichi line of Kyoto, with the imperial kikumon before the signature and an inscription declaring the blade forged in the master's ninety-second year. 75.2 cm.

    47.9/100

    €10,030 Available

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    Blade of Tsuda Ōmi no Kami Sukenao

    Tsuda Ōmi no Kami Sukenao

    Shintō (1596-1780)1684大阪NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon68.2 cm

    Ōsaka katana signed and dated 1684 by Tsuda Ōmi no Kami Sukenao, with a cutting-test inscription, tōran-ba hamon, complete koshirae and NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken certificate.

    47.9/100

    €20,740 Available

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    Mounting of Ōmi Daijō Fujiwara Tadahiro

    Ōmi Daijō Fujiwara Tadahiro

    Shintō (1596-1780)HizenNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon67.8 cm

    Katana signed by Ōmi Daijō Fujiwara Tadahiro of the Hizen school, 67.8 cm nagasa, with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken certificate. It comes with a black-lacquered koshirae and a shirasaya.

    47.5/100

    €9,620 Available

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    Blade of Fujishima Tomoshige

    Fujishima Tomoshige

    Kotō (up to 1596)KagaNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71 cm

    Suriage katana signed Fujishima Tomoshige (Kaga, Nanbokuchō to early Muromachi), with an Imperial Japanese Navy sabre mounting bearing a tachibana mon, new shirasaya and a declared Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken.

    47.1/100

    €11,490 Available

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    Mounting of Hizen Ōmi Daijō Fujiwara Tadahiro

    Hizen Ōmi Daijō Fujiwara Tadahiro

    Shintō (1596-1780)Hizen (Saga)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon68.5 cm

    Hizen shintō with a single mekugi-ana and NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers, in a koshirae with a square nanban tsuba of pierced dragon and gold-highlighted nō-prop fuchi-kashira.

    46.9/100

    €14,080 Available

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    Mounting of Fujiwara Masayasu

    Fujiwara Masayasu

    Shintō (1596-1780)1673Owari, de origen MinoNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon75.4 cm

    Long 75.4 cm blade of the Sakakura-Seki school, from Mino to Owari, with a koshirae described piece by piece and Tokubetsu Hozon papers. The tang has been shortened.

    46.3/100

    €7,590 Available

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    Detail of Hizen Kawachi no Kami Masahiro

    Hizen Kawachi no Kami Masahiro

    肥前国河内守藤氏正広

    Shintō (1596-1780)1751Hizen (Saga)NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon67.8 cm

    Fifth generation of the Masahiro house of Hizen, Hōreki era, with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers, koshirae and shirasaya; the original seller declares rust on the mune.

    46.2/100

    €11,650 Available

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    Blade of Yamato no Kami Yasusada

    Yamato no Kami Yasusada

    Shintō (1596-1780)MusashiNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon71.1 cm

    Shintō katana signed by Yamato no Kami Yasusada, with a suriage nakago, an uchigatana-koshirae with black saya and mon, and an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken certificate.

    45.9/100

    €17,170 Available

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    Blade of Dewa Daijō Fujiwara Kunimichi

    Dewa Daijō Fujiwara Kunimichi

    Shintō (1596-1780)YamashiroNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon63.6 cm

    Shintō katana signed by Dewa Daijō Fujiwara Kunimichi, of the Horikawa school of Yamashiro, with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken certificate. It comes in a modern black-lacquer koshirae and with a shirasaya.

    44.5/100

    €11,650 Available

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    Mounting of Minamoto Masayoshi

    Minamoto Masayoshi

    Shinshintō (1781-1876)1801EdoNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon69.5 cm

    Katana signed by Minamoto Masayoshi, active in Edo around the Kyōwa era, 69.5 cm long, with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon and a brass koshirae described piece by piece.

    40.6/100

    €12,060 Available

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    Blade of Tsunahiro

    Tsunahiro

    Kotō (up to 1596)SagamiNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon75.2 cm

    Katana signed by the first Tsunahiro of Sagami, late Muromachi period, with horimono on both sides, Tokubetsu Hozon paper and a black-lacquered uchigatana koshirae.

    37.2/100

    €23,820 Available

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    Mounting of Echigo no Kami Fujiwara Kunitomo

    Echigo no Kami Fujiwara Kunitomo

    Shintō (1596-1780)1596YamashiroNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon70.8 cm

    Shintō katana by the leading pupil of Horikawa Kunihiro, between Keichō and Genna, 70.8 cm long, with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon and a koshirae whose iron tsuba is carved with hanabishi.

    36.1/100

    €10,840 Available

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