This is a pair of Menuki (sword fittings) from the Ko-Kinko school, featuring a design of three crabs. They date back to the Edo period and are unsigned. The larger menuki measures 1.65cm x 3.24cm x 0.62cm and weighs 6g, while the smaller one is 1.33cm x 3.27cm x 0.58cm and weighs 5g.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京金具師）
NihontoWatchmumei · Ko-Kinko · Edo
Kyo-kanagushi School
Edo
Unsigned
Hozon
Kinko · Yamashiro
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 siteReturns must be shipped within 3 days of delivery. Excludes modified/damaged items or past the deadline. Return shipping paid by customer. Overseas orders cannot be returned/refunded.
¥50,000
This is a pair of Menuki (sword fittings) from the Ko-Kinko school, featuring a design of three crabs. They date back to the Edo period and are unsigned. The larger menuki measures 1.65cm x 3.24cm x 0.62cm and weighs 6g, while the smaller one is 1.33cm x 3.27cm x 0.58cm and weighs 5g.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京金具師）
NihontoWatchmumei · Ko-Kinko · Edo
Kyo-kanagushi School
Edo
Unsigned
Hozon
Kinko · Yamashiro
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 siteReturns must be shipped within 3 days of delivery. Excludes modified/damaged items or past the deadline. Return shipping paid by customer. Overseas orders cannot be returned/refunded.
¥50,000
