This is a kozuka by Mototaka, a metalworker from the Mito Kinko school in Hitachi province, dating to the Edo period. It features a 'Shared Boat' design executed in sukidashitakabori and zougan-iroe on a shibuichi-migakiji ground. The piece is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon certificate for tosogu.
NihontoWatchmei · Mito Kinko · Edo
Mototaka
Edo
Hitachi
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
Hitachi
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/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
This is a kozuka by Mototaka, a metalworker from the Mito Kinko school in Hitachi province, dating to the Edo period. It features a 'Shared Boat' design executed in sukidashitakabori and zougan-iroe on a shibuichi-migakiji ground. The piece is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon certificate for tosogu.
NihontoWatchmei · Mito Kinko · Edo
Mototaka
Edo
Hitachi
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
Hitachi
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/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
