This is a chisa gatana koshirae (mounting for a small sword) featuring a cha urumi nuri saya (scabbard with a tea-colored urumi lacquer finish) and a complete set of fittings (sō-kanagu) by Kamo Akiyoshi. The fittings are adorned with a 'Zuiun' (auspicious cloud) motif, crafted in high-relief shakudō nanako-ji without the use of other colored metals, creating a deep, lustrous black. The koshirae is accompanied by a Tokubetsu Hozon certification.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Edo
Yamashiro
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
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 siteIf, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
This is a chisa gatana koshirae (mounting for a small sword) featuring a cha urumi nuri saya (scabbard with a tea-colored urumi lacquer finish) and a complete set of fittings (sō-kanagu) by Kamo Akiyoshi. The fittings are adorned with a 'Zuiun' (auspicious cloud) motif, crafted in high-relief shakudō nanako-ji without the use of other colored metals, creating a deep, lustrous black. The koshirae is accompanied by a Tokubetsu Hozon certification.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Edo
Yamashiro
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
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 siteIf, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.