This is a mumei menuki attributed to Ko-Kinko, featuring a bamboo grass design. Bamboo grass is considered auspicious, symbolizing resilience and warding off evil. The piece utilizes the ancient technique of fukuro-zuke (bag-fitting) with gold, a sophisticated method where thin gold sheets are wrapped around the base metal, creating a beautiful contrast with the deep shakudo.
NihontoWatchmumei · Ko-Kinko · Momoyama
Momoyama
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
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 siteDomestic: items may be returned within 7 days in original condition for a full refund (buyer covers transport). Overseas orders: no-refunds, no-returns.
This is a mumei menuki attributed to Ko-Kinko, featuring a bamboo grass design. Bamboo grass is considered auspicious, symbolizing resilience and warding off evil. The piece utilizes the ancient technique of fukuro-zuke (bag-fitting) with gold, a sophisticated method where thin gold sheets are wrapped around the base metal, creating a beautiful contrast with the deep shakudo.
NihontoWatchmumei · Ko-Kinko · Momoyama
Momoyama
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
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 siteDomestic: items may be returned within 7 days in original condition for a full refund (buyer covers transport). Overseas orders: no-refunds, no-returns.
