This is a pair of menuki featuring a Rinbo (Dharma wheel) design, attributed to the Ko-Kinko school and unsigned. Crafted in the early Edo period, these menuki are made of shakudo with high-relief carving. They are accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate.
NihontoWatchmumei · Ko-Kinko · Edo
Edo
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
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 siteReturns accepted within 7 days of arrival if item is unchanged from condition at time of sale; customer bears return shipping for personal-reason returns, company covers errors/shipping damage.
¥150,000
This is a pair of menuki featuring a Rinbo (Dharma wheel) design, attributed to the Ko-Kinko school and unsigned. Crafted in the early Edo period, these menuki are made of shakudo with high-relief carving. They are accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate.
NihontoWatchmumei · Ko-Kinko · Edo
Edo
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
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 siteReturns accepted within 7 days of arrival if item is unchanged from condition at time of sale; customer bears return shipping for personal-reason returns, company covers errors/shipping damage.
¥150,000
