This is a futatokoromono (matching set of fuchi-kashira and menuki) by Takayoshi, a student of Iwama Masayoshi, from the late Edo period. Crafted in Musashi province, it features a dragon design. The set is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu paper.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
![Futatokoromono: Takayoshi - Dragon Design [Masayoshi Design] — 1 of 12](https://itbhfhyptogxcjbjfzwx.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/listing-images/shoubudou/L382267/00.jpg)
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![Futatokoromono: Takayoshi - Dragon Design [Masayoshi Design] — 12 of 12](https://itbhfhyptogxcjbjfzwx.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/listing-images/shoubudou/L382267/11.jpg)
Takayoshi
Edo
Musashi
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
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 sitePlease contact us by phone within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back the next day. The postage and security service fees are the customer's responsibility.
This is a futatokoromono (matching set of fuchi-kashira and menuki) by Takayoshi, a student of Iwama Masayoshi, from the late Edo period. Crafted in Musashi province, it features a dragon design. The set is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu paper.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Takayoshi
Edo
Musashi
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
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 sitePlease contact us by phone within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back the next day. The postage and security service fees are the customer's responsibility.