NihontoWatchNihontoWatchDaisho tsuba set signed "Choshu Hagi Ju Inoue Kiyotaka" with Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu. Kiyotaka was a first generation of Choshu Inoue family. He died in 1810 in an unknown age. However we know he was employed in 1780, he was probably active even before that. Daisho set made of iron with carved dragons.
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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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