This is a pair of menuki featuring Juro and a deer motif, signed by Kinkodo Hirosada. Crafted in the late Edo period in Mito, Hitachi province, they are made of shibuichi and suaka with iroe inlay. The omote menuki measures 1.59cm in width and 3.88cm in height, while the ura menuki is 1.22cm wide and 3.79cm high. The set comes in a custom kiri box and is certified as Tokubetsu Hozon.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Hirosada
Edo
Hitachi
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Hitachi
A Hozon-certified fitting of notably superior craftsmanship and condition, often with signature or workmanship of high reference 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.
This is a pair of menuki featuring Juro and a deer motif, signed by Kinkodo Hirosada. Crafted in the late Edo period in Mito, Hitachi province, they are made of shibuichi and suaka with iroe inlay. The omote menuki measures 1.59cm in width and 3.88cm in height, while the ura menuki is 1.22cm wide and 3.79cm high. The set comes in a custom kiri box and is certified as Tokubetsu Hozon.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Hirosada
Edo
Hitachi
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Hitachi
A Hozon-certified fitting of notably superior craftsmanship and condition, often with signature or workmanship of high reference 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.
