Tokugawa Art

Koto End of Kamakura - Early Nanbokucho period (about 680 years ago) Higo
Length of cutting edge70.3cm Curvature2.2cm Width of base28.6mm Width of Yokote19.2mm Thickness of base6.8mm

with)Black lacquered Rapeseed pattern scabbard Owari style Uchikatana Koshirae

NBTHK(Tokubetsu Hozon) certificate

HonAmi SOUKEI Origami

Koto End of Kamakura period (about 700 years ago) Bitchu
Length of cutting edge67.8cm Curvature1.8cm Width of base28.0mm Width of Yokote20.0mm Thickness of base7.0mm

NBTHK(The 54th JUYO TOKEN)

with) Black lacquered Sendan-Kizami Notches scabbard Uchikatana Koshirae

Koto End of Muromachi period(Tenbun 2/1533) Bizen
Length of cutting edge61.5cm Curvature1.5cm Width of base29.5mm Width of Yokote18.3mm Thickness of base7.0mm

NBTHK(HOZON)
*Reported/certificated
in the ShowaToken meibutsu-cho

Koto Early Muromachi period (Ouei 7/1400) Bizen
Length of cuttig edge70.5cm Curvature1.8cm Width of base28.0mm Thickness of base7.0mm Width of Yokote16.1mm

NBTHK(Tokubetsu Hozon) certificate

with) Black Stone finish lacquered scabbard Han-tachi style Koshirae

Shinto (Enpo era about 340 years ago) Owari
Length of cutting edge70.3cm Curvature1.2cm Width of base30.7mm Thickness of base7.8mm Width of Yokote19.0cm

Shin-shin-to　End of Edo period (Kaei era/circa 1848) Owari
Length of cutting edge70.5cm Curvature1.3cm Width of base31.9mm Thickness of base7.0mm Width of Yokote22.6mm

NBTHK(HOZON) certificate

with)Blue Pearl of inlay scabbard Uchigatana Koshirae fitting

Shin-shin-to End of Edo period (The 2nd year of Manen/1861) Bushu
Length of cutting edge85.5cm Curvature1.0cm Width of base32.5mm Width of Yokote19.0mm Thickness of base7.8mm

NBTHK(Tokubetsu Hozon) certificate

Shinto early Edo period (15th year of Kanei/1638) Kaga
Length of cutting edge63.2cm Curvature2.0cm Width of base31.8mm Width of Yokote22.2mm Thickness of base7.0mm

NBTHK(Hozon) certificate

Shito Early Edo period (3rd year of Manji/1660) Bichu
Length of cutting edge71.2cm Curvature1.3cm Width of base33.7mm Width of Yokote21.3mm Thickness of base7.6mm

NBTHK(HOZON)certificate

Shinto Middle of Edo period (The third year of KANEN/A.D.1750) Yamashiro
Length of cutting edge70.0cm Curvature1.6cm Width of base26.1mm Thickness of base5.9mm Width of Yokote18.4mm

NBTHK(HOZON) 

with)Brown Stone surface lacquered sheath Uchigatana style Koshirae Fittings

Shinto (The ninth year of Enpo/1681) Bushu
Length of cutting edge71.3cm Curvature1.8cm Width of base31.5mm Width of Yokote22.0mm Thickness of base7.7mm

NBTHK(50^_th JUYO TOKEN)

Shinto Early Edo period (9th year of Kanbun/1669) Settsu
Length of cutting edge70.4cm Curvature1.2cm Width of base28.2mm Thickness of base6.5mm Width of Yokote19.1mm

NBTHK(Tokubetsu Hozon) certificate 

Koto End of Muromachi period (Eisho era/circa1504) Mino
Length of cutting edge68.7cm Curvature1.8cm Width of base32.5mm Thickness of base6.4mm Width of Yokote22.5mm

NBTHK(Tokubetsu Hozon) cetificate
Reported in 『Yumei Toko Taikan』

with) Black lacquered scabbard Peony/Leo Uchigatana Koshirae

Shinto Early Edo period (Shouou era/about 450 years ago) Bizen
Length of cutting edge69.7cm Curvature0.9cm Width of base28.5mm Width of Yokote20.4mm Thickness of base7.2mm

Fujishiro Yoshio cert. paper
Oct. 23th, 1944
NBTHK(HOZON) certificate

with)Black Roiro style lacquered stripe scabbard Uchigatana Koshirae

Koto Nanbokucho period (about 650 years ago) Bingo
Length of cutting edge70.8cm Curvature2.0cm Width of base32.1mm Width of Yokote23.1mm Thickness of base6.5mm

NBTHK(53^_th JUYO TOKEN)
NBTHK(Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu) certificate

Koto Nanbokucho period (Ouan era/about 650 years ago) Mino
Length of cutting edge70.4cm Curvature1.5cm Width of base32.1mm Thickness of base7.1mm Width of Yokote22.5mm

NBTHK(HOZON) certificate

Shinto Early Edo period (Enpo era about 330 years ago) Settsu
Length of cutting edge72.6cm Curvature1.0cm Width of base32.1mm Width of Yokote21.7mm Thickness of base7.7mm

NBTHK(Tokubetsu Hozon) certificate

with)Transparent Red (Tamenuri-style) wild boar Uchigatana Koshirae

Shinto Middle of Edo period (Genroku era/circa A.D.1688) Settsu
Length of cutting edge72.6cm Curve1.0cm Width of base32.0mm Width of Yokote21.0mm Thickness of base6.8mm

NBTHK(HOZON) certificate
with)Black RO-IRO style lacquered sheath wisteria blossoms Uchigatana koshirae

Shinto latter part of Edo period (The 8th year of Anei/A.D.1779) Bushu
Length of cutting edge72.8cm Curvature1.2cm Thickness of base7.8mm Width of base29.4mm Width of Yokote19.9mm

NBTHK(HOZON) certificate
with) Black Ro-Iro lacquered sheath Uchigatana Koshirae

Shinto Early Edo period (Jyokyo era circa A.D.1684) Chikugo
Length of cutting edge70.1cm Curvature1.6cm Width of base32.0mm Thickness of base6.5mm Width of Yokote22.0mm

NBTHK(HOZON) certificate

with)Black lacquered sheath Uchigatana koshirae

Nanbokucho period (Enbun era/aboout 650 years ago) Bizen
Length of cutting edge71.4cm Curvature2.0cm Thickness of base7.5mm Width of base29.8mm Width of Yokote23.2mm

with) Black wrinkles leather skin finishing surface sheath Higo style Uchigatana Koshirae

NBTHK(53 th JUYO TOKEN)
NBTHK(TOKUBETSU HOZON TOSOGU) certificate

DAI signed:Houki-no-kami Taira Ason MASAYUKI in the eighth month, Horse, the tenth year of Kansei
SHO signed:Houki-no-kami Taira Ason MASAYUKI in the second month, Rabbit, the seventh year of Kansei
with) Black lacquered sheath DAISHO set of Koshirae

Shinto (Edo period/The seventh year of kansei[1795]/The tenth year of Kansei[1798]) Satsuma
DAI:Length of cutting edge71.2cm Curvature1.7cm Width of base32.3mm Width of Yokote21.8mm Thickness of base7.4mm

SHO:Length of cutting edge51.5cm Curvature1.4cm Width of base31.9mm Width of Yokote22.8mm Thickness of base7.2mm

NBTHK(Tokubetsu Hozon) certificate (DAI)
NBTHK(Tokubetsu Hozon) certificate (SHO)
NBTHK(Tokubets Hozon) certificate (KOSHIRAE)