This is a kogai (utility knife handle) featuring a design of Benkei, signed by Hiromasa. It is made of shakudo with a polished ground and flat inlay hair carving, also featuring an inome sukashi (boar's eye openwork). The piece dates to the late Edo period and has been certified as Hozon Tosogu.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Hiromasa
Edo
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
Hitachi
1 piece on the market now
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 siteExcept where the item is defective, we do not accept returns as a rule. In the case of an error on our part, please contact us by email within 3 days of the item's arrival.
This is a kogai (utility knife handle) featuring a design of Benkei, signed by Hiromasa. It is made of shakudo with a polished ground and flat inlay hair carving, also featuring an inome sukashi (boar's eye openwork). The piece dates to the late Edo period and has been certified as Hozon Tosogu.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Hiromasa
Edo
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
Hitachi
1 piece on the market now
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 siteExcept where the item is defective, we do not accept returns as a rule. In the case of an error on our part, please contact us by email within 3 days of the item's arrival.