This is a kozuka signed by Kawahosai, a name used by Kawarabayashi Hideoki, a member of the Kawarabayashi family and a student of Otsuki Mitsuoki of the Otsuki School. The kozuka is decorated with drying fish nets and a pine grove, featuring pine trees made with shakudo hira zogan and waves cut gently. It is made of suaka with gold and shakudo inlay and comes with Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certification and a custom-made hakogaki by Dr. Terigoye.
NihontoWatchmei · Otsuki · Edo
Otsuki School
Edo
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Machibori · Yamashiro
21 pieces on the market now
The Otsuki school is a distinguished lineage of Kyoto kinko (metalworkers) whose production spans from the mid-Edo period through the Bakumatsu era, consistently identified by the NBTHK as one of the most eminent metalworking lineages of the capital. " The school also acknowledged its debt to earlier Kyoto masters, with the NBTHK detecting in Mitsuoki's modeling the influence of Umetada Myoju and in his pictorial conception the influence of Kaneie. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Tokuoki篤興 | 1813-1891 | 20 |
| Mitsuoki光興 | 1766-1834 | 12 |
| Hidekuni秀国 | 1670 | 8 |
| Oki/Masaoki/Minayama Oki応起 | 1670 | 7 |
| Harutsura春貫 | — | 6 |
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.
NBTHK official site30-day refund policy. Items must be returned in original condition and packaging; customized products are non-returnable. 2-week inspection window with full item refund (shipping costs non-refundable). Customer pays return shipping.
This is a kozuka signed by Kawahosai, a name used by Kawarabayashi Hideoki, a member of the Kawarabayashi family and a student of Otsuki Mitsuoki of the Otsuki School. The kozuka is decorated with drying fish nets and a pine grove, featuring pine trees made with shakudo hira zogan and waves cut gently. It is made of suaka with gold and shakudo inlay and comes with Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certification and a custom-made hakogaki by Dr. Terigoye.
NihontoWatchmei · Otsuki · Edo
Otsuki School
Edo
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Machibori · Yamashiro
21 pieces on the market now
The Otsuki school is a distinguished lineage of Kyoto kinko (metalworkers) whose production spans from the mid-Edo period through the Bakumatsu era, consistently identified by the NBTHK as one of the most eminent metalworking lineages of the capital. " The school also acknowledged its debt to earlier Kyoto masters, with the NBTHK detecting in Mitsuoki's modeling the influence of Umetada Myoju and in his pictorial conception the influence of Kaneie. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Tokuoki篤興 | 1813-1891 | 20 |
| Mitsuoki光興 | 1766-1834 | 12 |
| Hidekuni秀国 | 1670 | 8 |
| Oki/Masaoki/Minayama Oki応起 | 1670 | 7 |
| Harutsura春貫 | — | 6 |
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.
NBTHK official site30-day refund policy. Items must be returned in original condition and packaging; customized products are non-returnable. 2-week inspection window with full item refund (shipping costs non-refundable). Customer pays return shipping.
