This listing features a pair of menuki with a pine tree design, attributed to the Ko-Mino school and unsigned. They are crafted from shakudo ji with katachi bori and tsuyu zogan, characteristic of the Ko-Mino style. The menuki come with a Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate from the NBTHK and are housed in a high-quality paulownia wood box.
NihontoWatchmumei · Ko-Mino · Koto
Ko-Mino School
Kotō
Mino
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Kinko · Mino
39 pieces on the market now
The Ko-Mino school emerged during the mid-to-late Muromachi period, arising at approximately the same time as the Gotō family within the broader tradition of early metalworkers (ko-kinkō). While the Gotō lineage served the Ashikaga shogunal house from the first master Yūjō onward, Ko-Mino artisans operated outside official patronage, maintaining independence and at times working within the cultural sphere of the imperial capital. Learn more →
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 listing features a pair of menuki with a pine tree design, attributed to the Ko-Mino school and unsigned. They are crafted from shakudo ji with katachi bori and tsuyu zogan, characteristic of the Ko-Mino style. The menuki come with a Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate from the NBTHK and are housed in a high-quality paulownia wood box.
NihontoWatchmumei · Ko-Mino · Koto
Ko-Mino School
Kotō
Mino
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Kinko · Mino
39 pieces on the market now
The Ko-Mino school emerged during the mid-to-late Muromachi period, arising at approximately the same time as the Gotō family within the broader tradition of early metalworkers (ko-kinkō). While the Gotō lineage served the Ashikaga shogunal house from the first master Yūjō onward, Ko-Mino artisans operated outside official patronage, maintaining independence and at times working within the cultural sphere of the imperial capital. Learn more →
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.
