A futatokoro with an autumn flowers motif, made by Mitsuchika (Washida) in the late Edo period. The fittings are made of oboro-gin with a fine stone texture, and the autumn flowers are carved in katakiri-bori style. The kozuka has a unique structure with a ridge on the surface, and the warikogai has a silver inlay near the shoulder.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Mitsuchika
Edo
Dewa
Signed
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 siteIf, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
¥250,000
