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Antique Japanese Katana Sword signed Yoshimori
Antique Japanese Katana Sword signed Yoshimori
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USA SHIPPING ⚠️ From 9 oct. 2025
USA SHIPPING ⚠️ From 9 oct. 2025
Order, Japan Post (EMS) has temporarily suspended all commercial deliveries to the United States.
As a result, we are now shipping through alternative private carriers. Unfortunately, these services are considerably more expensive. Therefore, we kindly ask our U.S. customers to contribute a portion of the shipping cost — $200 per order.
Please note that delivery times will also be longer, as we must obtain a custom shipping quote from the carrier for each sword. We currently estimate a 3–4 month delivery window.
We sincerely appreciate your patience, understanding, and continued support during this time.
- Swordsmith (Mei): Yoshimori (善盛)
- Inscription: 霧島山麓於 善盛鍛之 - Forged by Yoshimori at the foot of Mt. Kirishima
- Period: Shōwa 42 (1967)
- Type: Gendaitō (Traditionally forged)
- Total Length (Koshirae): 104.3 cm
- Blade Length (Nagasa): 67.2 cm
- Curvature (Sori): 1.7 cm
- Mekugi-ana: 1
- Base Width (Motohaba): 31.5 mm
- Base Thickness (Motokasane): 8.0 mm
- Tip Width (Sakihaba): 19.8 mm
- Tip Thickness (Sakikasane): 4.8 mm
- Blade Weight: 758 g
- Habaki: Copper
This impressive Japanese gendaitō was traditionally forged in Shōwa 42 (1967) by the swordsmith Yoshimori (善盛), working in the foothills of Mount Kirishima. The tang is clearly signed and dated, confirming its authenticity as a hand-forged Japanese sword.
The blade measures 67.2 cm in nagasa with a graceful 1.7 cm sori, creating an elegant, well-balanced silhouette. With a strong motohaba of 31.5 mm tapering cleanly toward the kissaki, the sugata feels powerful yet refined, supported by a very manageable blade weight of 758 g.
In the photographs, the hamon presents as an active midare-style with a bright and clean nioiguchi, showing lively undulation along the ha. The blade surface displays a bold, characterful texture consistent with an ō-hadamono impression, and the overall finish highlights the steel’s activity beautifully under light.
The kissaki is neatly shaped with a crisp geometric line, and the transition into the tip is smooth and well-executed, reinforcing the sword’s overall sense of quality and careful workmanship.
Koshirae Details
The sword is mounted in a striking, well-coordinated black koshirae. The saya is finished in black lacquer and fitted with a light-colored sageo that adds an elegant contrast. The tsuka is wrapped in black ito over pronounced white samegawa nodes, creating strong visual depth and a firm grip.
The tsuba is an iron guard of sukashi design with a rounded, softly lobed outline. It is decorated with refined gold nunome-zōgan scrollwork and floral motifs (including chrysanthemum-style elements), giving the mounting a classic, high-grade appearance without being overly flashy.
The fuchi-kashira continue this theme, showing tasteful decorative work that pairs naturally with the tsuba’s gold-inlaid floral scroll aesthetic. Overall, the fittings feel cohesive and period-appropriate, emphasizing classical Japanese elegance.
A cleanly made copper habaki completes the mounting in proper traditional form.
Overall Impression
A handsome and convincing example of a Shōwa-period gendaitō, combining a lively midare hamon, bold steel character, and a particularly attractive koshirae highlighted by an iron sukashi tsuba with gold nunome decoration. Forged by Yoshimori in the Kirishima region, this is a strong collector’s piece with excellent presence on display.
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Customs and Taxes
・Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility.
・Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.
・These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up - do not confuse them for additional shipping charges.
Shipping and Return
- Swords are shipped from Tokyo, Japan. We manage all the procedures to export the sword.
- You can't return sword to Japan because procedures are too strict.
- We work with a shipping company that have experience with Nihonto so you don't have to worry.
- Please check the rules of your country before importing the sword. We do not take any responsibility, including (not limited to) refund, due to the above reasons.
- We can NOT cancel an order once, we already applied for the export authorization. As this document is made to customer name.
We have shipped authentic Japanese swords to the USA, UK, Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, Hong Kong, and Australia. If you don’t live in these countries and like to order, please contact us first before purchasing. We normally ship by EMS (Express Mail Service) provided by Japan Post.
If you live in the UK, please contact us BEFORE order.
Export Procedure (We manage it)
・All our swords are registered in the Agency for Cultural Affairs as artwork and The Board of Education(Cultural properties protection Committee); therefore each sword has the registration card, issued by the Board of Education.
・After receiving the full payment of the items,we return the registration card and get the permission from Ministry of Cultural Affairs to export the swords legally from Japan. It will take about 1 to 3 months for that step.
・After the receiving the permission, we will inform you by email and send the items immediately.