Japanese Katana sword, signed Kanetoshi, with Nbthk certificate - late Edo.

JAPAN - Late Edo (Shin-Shin-To period).
Samurai katana.
FUSHI - KASHIRA en suite in patinated copper decorated with parallel oblique stripes.
Wooden TSUKA covered with ray skin, braided with blue silk.
MENUKIS in finely chased copper featuring lobsters.
Tashi-shaped wrought-iron TSUBA combining Choji and Karakusa motifs, which together signify prosperity and longevity, engraved with leafy foliage.
SAYA in wood covered with textured black lacquer.
HABAKI in gilded copper, engraved in high relief with the Tokugawa clan mon.
Straight blade, hamon regular, straight and well marked, tang with one hole, signed KANETOSHI.
Sold with stand, silk carrying case and NBTHK certificate.
NBTHK also known as Nihon Bijutsu Touken Hozon Kyokai (the Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), is one of the oldest Japanese sword evaluation organizations in modern Japan.
Dimensions: 105 x 8 x 8 cm.
Edge length: 69.8 cm.
Curvature: 1.51 cm.
Notes: First-generation Kanetoshi is said to be an apprentice of Kaneuji，also known as Shizu Saburo.
Kanuji（志津三郎兼氏), who built the province's foundation for prosperity as one of the most famous sword-forging sites, along with Kinju, one of Mino province's most renowned sword smiths.
At the end of the Kamakura period (early 14th century), Kaneuji moved from Yamato province (now Nara prefecture) to the village of Shizu in Mino province and founded the Naoe school, one of the most prestigious in the region. He is known as one of the Masamune Jittesu, one of the ten apprentices of Masamune, one of the most famous blacksmiths in Japanese history.

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