Lot Essay
The katana is accompanied by a Tokubetsu Hozon Token [Sword Especially Worthy of Preserving] certificate no.149755, issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai [Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword] on 27 December 2004 and the wakizashi by a Hozon Token [Sword Worthy of Preserving] certificate no.369537, issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai [Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword] on 21 December 2004.
Both shinshinto swords were made just before the Meiji Restoration of 1868, and only a decade or so before the Haitorei of 1876 which prohibited the customary wearing of swords in public. Yoshikane was a pupil of Tadayoshi VII.
Both shinshinto swords were made just before the Meiji Restoration of 1868, and only a decade or so before the Haitorei of 1876 which prohibited the customary wearing of swords in public. Yoshikane was a pupil of Tadayoshi VII.