This Kozuka, made by Yoshitoshi during the Edo period, features a shakudo plate with two Chinese Buddhist priests, Han Shan and Shi De, intricately engraved with gold inlay. These figures, believed to be valets of Gautama, represent Manjusri and Samantabhadra respectively. The piece comes with an NBTHK Hozon Paper, confirming its authenticity and quality.
Certificate reading — 銘 □春月 義寿(花押)
NihontoWatchmei · Showa (1926-1989) · nagasa 9.72cm
Yoshitoshi
Shōwa
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
Fukuoka · around 1926-1989
1 piece on the market now
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 siteIf you wish to return an item, please notify us within 3 days of receipt. After this period we cannot accept cancellations. Please ship the return to us within 5 business days. Cancellation is conditional on the item being kept in the same condition as at the time of sale, so please handle it with care.
This Kozuka, made by Yoshitoshi during the Edo period, features a shakudo plate with two Chinese Buddhist priests, Han Shan and Shi De, intricately engraved with gold inlay. These figures, believed to be valets of Gautama, represent Manjusri and Samantabhadra respectively. The piece comes with an NBTHK Hozon Paper, confirming its authenticity and quality.
Certificate reading — 銘 □春月 義寿(花押)
NihontoWatchmei · Showa (1926-1989) · nagasa 9.72cm
Yoshitoshi
Shōwa
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
Fukuoka · around 1926-1989
1 piece on the market now
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 siteIf you wish to return an item, please notify us within 3 days of receipt. After this period we cannot accept cancellations. Please ship the return to us within 5 business days. Cancellation is conditional on the item being kept in the same condition as at the time of sale, so please handle it with care.