This is an unsigned kozuka attributed to the Kyo Kinko school from the Edo period. It features a design of snow-laden ardisia (yabukouji) with a hishijogi motif, executed in shakudo nanako ground with high relief carving and colored enamels. The piece comes with a kiribako (paulownia wood box) and is certified Hozon Tosogu by the NBTHK. There is a slight dent on the kojiri (butt end).
NihontoWatchmumei · Kyo Kinko · Edo
Kyo-kinko School
Edo
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
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 siteThis is an unsigned kozuka attributed to the Kyo Kinko school from the Edo period. It features a design of snow-laden ardisia (yabukouji) with a hishijogi motif, executed in shakudo nanako ground with high relief carving and colored enamels. The piece comes with a kiribako (paulownia wood box) and is certified Hozon Tosogu by the NBTHK. There is a slight dent on the kojiri (butt end).
NihontoWatchmumei · Kyo Kinko · Edo
Kyo-kinko School
Edo
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
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 site
