This antique Kougai, attributed to Kyo Kanagu Shi from the Edo period, features a Hinode-Chidori Zu (Sunrise and Plovers) design. It is crafted from shakudō, an alloy of copper and gold, using traditional techniques like Nanakoji, Takabori, and Kin-iroe. The item comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and historical value.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京金具師）
NihontoWatchmumei · Edo
Kyo-kanagushi School
Edo
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Kinko · Yamashiro
Certifies a genuine fitting worth preserving: a correct signature, or, if unsigned, an identifiable era and school, with recognized artistic and craft value.
The NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai, the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords) is a public-interest incorporated foundation founded in 1948 and supervised by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkachō); it is based at the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo. Its expert panels physically examine each submitted work (shinsa) and issue a certificate (kanteishō) ranking it by artistic and historical merit. NBTHK papers are the most widely recognized standard of authentication for Japanese swords and fittings.
NBTHK official siteReturns/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
This antique Kougai, attributed to Kyo Kanagu Shi from the Edo period, features a Hinode-Chidori Zu (Sunrise and Plovers) design. It is crafted from shakudō, an alloy of copper and gold, using traditional techniques like Nanakoji, Takabori, and Kin-iroe. The item comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and historical value.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京金具師）
NihontoWatchmumei · Edo
Kyo-kanagushi School
Edo
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Kinko · Yamashiro
Certifies a genuine fitting worth preserving: a correct signature, or, if unsigned, an identifiable era and school, with recognized artistic and craft value.
The NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai, the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords) is a public-interest incorporated foundation founded in 1948 and supervised by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkachō); it is based at the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo. Its expert panels physically examine each submitted work (shinsa) and issue a certificate (kanteishō) ranking it by artistic and historical merit. NBTHK papers are the most widely recognized standard of authentication for Japanese swords and fittings.
NBTHK official siteReturns/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
