This is a futatokoro (matching kozuka and kogai) set featuring a dragon and tiger design, attributed to the Kyokinko school and unsigned. Crafted during the late Edo period in Kyoto, Yamashiro province, both pieces are made of shakudo nanako-ji with high-relief carvings and gold and shakudo inlay. The kozuka measures 9.49cm in length and 1.51cm in width, while the kogai is 21.15cm long and 1.23cm wide, presented in a kiri box.
NihontoWatchmumei · Kyokinko · Edo
Edo
Yamashiro
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Certifies a genuine blade worth preserving: a signature confirmed correct, or, if unsigned, an era, province, and school that the NBTHK can reliably identify.
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, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
Price on request
This is a futatokoro (matching kozuka and kogai) set featuring a dragon and tiger design, attributed to the Kyokinko school and unsigned. Crafted during the late Edo period in Kyoto, Yamashiro province, both pieces are made of shakudo nanako-ji with high-relief carvings and gold and shakudo inlay. The kozuka measures 9.49cm in length and 1.51cm in width, while the kogai is 21.15cm long and 1.23cm wide, presented in a kiri box.
NihontoWatchmumei · Kyokinko · Edo
Edo
Yamashiro
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Certifies a genuine blade worth preserving: a signature confirmed correct, or, if unsigned, an era, province, and school that the NBTHK can reliably identify.
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, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
Price on request
