This is a fuchi-kashira set featuring a bat design by Shoami Shigetsune, a prominent metalworker of the Akita Shoami school during the middle Edo period. Crafted from shakudo migaki-ji (polished shakudo), the set depicts bats flying under a full moon, with the bats rendered in suaka (unalloyed copper) with intricate high-relief carving and subtle gold inlay for the eyes. The piece is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate issued in Reiwa 7 (2025).
NihontoWatchShoami · Edo
Shōami
Edo
Akita
Hozon
Dewa
1 piece on the market now
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 accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
This is a fuchi-kashira set featuring a bat design by Shoami Shigetsune, a prominent metalworker of the Akita Shoami school during the middle Edo period. Crafted from shakudo migaki-ji (polished shakudo), the set depicts bats flying under a full moon, with the bats rendered in suaka (unalloyed copper) with intricate high-relief carving and subtle gold inlay for the eyes. The piece is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate issued in Reiwa 7 (2025).
NihontoWatchShoami · Edo
Shōami
Edo
Akita
Hozon
Dewa
1 piece on the market now
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 accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
