This is a Higo koshirae (sword mounting) from the Edo period, attributed to the Hirata school. The koshirae features a shortened length and a hilt measuring about 20 cm, encased in black ray skin and wrapped in leather. The tsuba and fuchi-kashira are attributed to Hirata Hikozo, and the koshirae comes with a Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate issued by the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchHirata · Edo
Hirata
Edo
Higo
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 site€28,000
This is a Higo koshirae (sword mounting) from the Edo period, attributed to the Hirata school. The koshirae features a shortened length and a hilt measuring about 20 cm, encased in black ray skin and wrapped in leather. The tsuba and fuchi-kashira are attributed to Hirata Hikozo, and the koshirae comes with a Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate issued by the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchHirata · Edo
Hirata
Edo
Higo
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 site€28,000
