This is a pair of Menuki from the Kyokinko school, featuring a lion design. Made of solid gold (kinmuku), the menuki are crafted with katachibori (sculpted in the round) technique. They come with an NBTHK Hozon Tosogu certificate, indicating their authenticity and quality.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京金工）
NihontoWatchKyokinko · Edo
Kyo-kinko School
Edo
Yamashiro
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 siteReturns/exchanges/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
¥420,000
This is a pair of Menuki from the Kyokinko school, featuring a lion design. Made of solid gold (kinmuku), the menuki are crafted with katachibori (sculpted in the round) technique. They come with an NBTHK Hozon Tosogu certificate, indicating their authenticity and quality.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京金工）
NihontoWatchKyokinko · Edo
Kyo-kinko School
Edo
Yamashiro
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 siteReturns/exchanges/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
¥420,000
