NihontoWatchNihontoWatch江戸時代初期に京都から江戸赤坂に移住し、独特の印象的な構成からなる透彫で人気を博したのが初代忠正。二代目忠正、三代目の正虎までは銘がなく、瀟洒で力強い作を遺していることから、これら三代までを古赤坂と呼び慣わしており、人気も高い。文様だけでなく色黒く力強い鉄味も魅力。 保存刀装具鑑定書(古赤坂)
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Ko-Akasaka School
Pre-Edo
Musashi
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
As written by the shop
Iron-tsuba
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, 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.