Description
ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Comes with kimono or cotton bag. Comes with certificate of supein Nihonto. Comes with NBTHK certificate.
Comes with kimono or cotton bag. Comes with certificate of supein Nihonto. Comes with original prefecture certificate.
Very uncommon Edo period Tanto in shirasaya. This is a nihonto forged as an offering to a temple, it is a rare example with horimono on the mune that says on one side:
Metteki 滅敵 kill enemies.
And on the other:
Iwashimizu Hachimangu: name of a shrine.
This shrine is millenary and its history dates back to the heian era. Probably the Tanto was forged as an offering to Hachiman, the god of war. It is also rare to see blades with names on them. Some are inscribed on the spike and others on the blade.
An incredible piece with a great history and past. It was probably kept in the temple for decades or centuries until it disappeared.
Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū (石清水八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine in Yawata City in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
History
The shrine’s connections in the Heian period with Kyoto and the imperial family date back to its founding in 859 (Jōgan 1) when construction of the first structures began. Shinto tradition explains that Emperor Seiwa ordered the shrine’s construction in obedience to an oracle in which the kami Hachiman expressed a desire to be near Kyoto to observe the city and the Imperial Family of Japan. This vision was reported by the Buddhist monk Gyōkyō, who chose the town of Otokoyama where the shrine is currently located. Like the other Hachiman shrines, until 1868 Iwashimizu was a shrine-temple (jingū-ji) complex called Iwashimizu Hachimangū-ji (石清水八幡宮寺?) dedicated to both Buddhism and kami worship.
The shrine became a place of imperial patronage in the early Heian era. In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that imperial messengers be sent to report impoertant events to the guardian kami of Japan. These reports were initially presented to 16 shrines including Ōharano Shrine.
The shrine’s importance and influence grew in subsequent centuries, and its holdings led to modest conflicts with Minamoto no Yoritomo during the Kamakura shogunate. The shrine managed to maintain the exception of paying the costs of the samurai military forces.
From 1871 to 1946, the shrine was officially designated one of the Kanpei-taisha (官幣大社), which placed it in the first rank of government-sponsored shrines. Other Hachiman shrines honored with the title were Usa Shrine of Usa in Ōita Prefecture and Hakozaki-gū of Fukuoka in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Not hagire and not fatal damage, of course. This is a japanese weapon so have a real historical value. This is a weapon with centuries, not machine crafted so can be minor movements of saya, tsuka, tsuba, etc. Because of dilatation, humidity, etc. and little damages propers of his age like small rust, scratches, etc.
An Authentic nihonto japanese sword, difficult to find in Europe or USA, without the consequent costs of importing from Japan or from Japanese sellers, which can increase the price of the sword by up to 30% and a months waiting for shipment and custom paperwork. A truly real nihonto to delight both new and experienced collectors.
All our swords are originals, imported from japan and Europe from the best dealers and collectors during many years of collection and passion.
Size: Koshirae Full length: 30 cm
Blade length: 21 cm
Sori: 0,0 cm
