This set of tosogu includes a kogai and menuki featuring a rare matchlock gun design. Carved in high relief on a yamagane ground, the pieces date to the late Muromachi period, late 16th century. The set holds significant documentary value and is accompanied by a 16th Juyo Kodogu Certificate.
Certificate reading — 無銘（山金地容彫）
NihontoWatchmumei · Muromachi
Muromachi Period School
Muromachi
Unsigned
Jūyō #16 (NBTHK)
Period-Attributed
Exceptional craft of very high artistic value, judged to rank with a nationally recognized Important Art Object (Jūyō Bijutsuhin).
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.
¥1,150,000
This set of tosogu includes a kogai and menuki featuring a rare matchlock gun design. Carved in high relief on a yamagane ground, the pieces date to the late Muromachi period, late 16th century. The set holds significant documentary value and is accompanied by a 16th Juyo Kodogu Certificate.
Certificate reading — 無銘（山金地容彫）
NihontoWatchmumei · Muromachi
Muromachi Period School
Muromachi
Unsigned
Jūyō #16 (NBTHK)
Period-Attributed
Exceptional craft of very high artistic value, judged to rank with a nationally recognized Important Art Object (Jūyō Bijutsuhin).
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.
¥1,150,000
