This is a nishomono set featuring a goat design, comprising a kogai and a menuki. The kogai is made of shakudo nanako-ji with high relief and gold iroe, while the menuki is shakudo-ji with katachibori and gold iroe. Although they form a matching set, the gold iroe techniques differ, with the kogai using amalgam iroe and the menuki showing signs of gold plate application, possibly by yakitsuke. The set is estimated to be from the early Edo period, with the kogai possibly later than the menuki, which could date back to the Momoyama period.
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Edo
Owari Masatsune School
Edo
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Mino-den · Owari
12 pieces on the market now
The line begins with a Mino man. The setsumei record that Sagami no Kami Masatsune (政常) was born at Nōdo in Mino Province, where he first signed Kanetsune (兼常) and is variously said to have been the son or a disciple of Kanetsune of Seki. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Masatsune政常 | 1615-1624 | 20 |
| Masatsune政常 | 1661-1673 | 0 |
| Masatsune政常 | 1688-1704 | 0 |
| Masatsune政常 | 1661-1673 | 0 |
| Kanetsune兼常 | 1573-1592 | 1 |
Certifies a genuine blade worth preserving: a signature confirmed correct, or, if unsigned, an era, province, and school that the NBTHK can reliably identify.
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.
This is a nishomono set featuring a goat design, comprising a kogai and a menuki. The kogai is made of shakudo nanako-ji with high relief and gold iroe, while the menuki is shakudo-ji with katachibori and gold iroe. Although they form a matching set, the gold iroe techniques differ, with the kogai using amalgam iroe and the menuki showing signs of gold plate application, possibly by yakitsuke. The set is estimated to be from the early Edo period, with the kogai possibly later than the menuki, which could date back to the Momoyama period.
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Edo
Owari Masatsune School
Edo
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Mino-den · Owari
12 pieces on the market now
The line begins with a Mino man. The setsumei record that Sagami no Kami Masatsune (政常) was born at Nōdo in Mino Province, where he first signed Kanetsune (兼常) and is variously said to have been the son or a disciple of Kanetsune of Seki. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Masatsune政常 | 1615-1624 | 20 |
| Masatsune政常 | 1661-1673 | 0 |
| Masatsune政常 | 1688-1704 | 0 |
| Masatsune政常 | 1661-1673 | 0 |
| Kanetsune兼常 | 1573-1592 | 1 |
Certifies a genuine blade worth preserving: a signature confirmed correct, or, if unsigned, an era, province, and school that the NBTHK can reliably identify.
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.
