This is a Kyo Kinko kogai featuring shells in gold on a shakudo base. It measures 1.2 x 21.8 cm and comes with an NBTHK Hozon paper dated 2013, along with a box. The piece is of high quality, with nicely carved shakudo and golden shells, presented in near-perfect condition.
NihontoWatchKyo Kinko · Edo
Edo
Hozon (NBTHK)
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 site3-day return window from receipt.
This is a Kyo Kinko kogai featuring shells in gold on a shakudo base. It measures 1.2 x 21.8 cm and comes with an NBTHK Hozon paper dated 2013, along with a box. The piece is of high quality, with nicely carved shakudo and golden shells, presented in near-perfect condition.
NihontoWatchKyo Kinko · Edo
Edo
Hozon (NBTHK)
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 site3-day return window from receipt.
