NihontoWatchNihontoWatchAccompanied by Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu Kanteisho, kiri box. Kaneyoshi was a metalworker of Hikone-bori who was active in Hikone, Omi Province, during the middle of the Edo period. Hikone-bori is a school of tosogu that developed in the castle town of the Ii family, characterized by a flamboyant and narrative-rich style that makes full use of takabori and iroe. Kaneyoshi also possessed excellent skill in skillfully depicting figures and landscapes, and is known as one of the representative craftsmen of Hikone-bori. This work is a tetsu-ji sukashi tsuba themed on the Genpei War. An old pine tree is expressed with bold sukashi at the top of the composition, and below it, a group of figures is minutely depicted with takabori and iroe. Figures reminiscent of Benkei and Yoshitsune are arranged under the pine, and a warrior who is their follower is depicted on the back, creating a composition where a single story unfolds across the front and back. From the expressions of the figures and the folds of their clothing to the details of their armor, everything is carefully carved, and the skillful use of kin-gin iroe gives the scene splendor and depth; precise tagane-zukai can also be seen in the branching of the old pine and the expression of the water flow, and a rich scene is skillfully unified within the limited surface of the tsuba. The tetsu-ji is well-forged, exhibiting a calm tetsumaji that has aged over time, and the state of preservation of the zogan is also good. This is a work in which the detailed carving techniques typical of Kaneyoshi and the flamboyant iroe unique to Hikone-bori are beautifully harmonized, and it is an excellent piece full of highlights where one can fully enjoy the skill of figure expression and the rich narrativity.
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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.
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