This is a fuchi kashira made by Yuzenkyo Mitsuchika from the late Edo to early Meiji period. It features a design of the Four Gentlemen (plum, orchid, chrysanthemum, and bamboo) in kebori carving with gold and silver inlay. The fitting was certified as Hozon Tosogu in 2015.
Certificate reading — 銘 悠然居光親（花押）
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Edo
Dewa
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
Dewa
2 pieces 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 siteDomestic: items may be returned within 7 days in original condition for a full refund (buyer covers transport). Overseas orders: no-refunds, no-returns.
¥120,000
This is a fuchi kashira made by Yuzenkyo Mitsuchika from the late Edo to early Meiji period. It features a design of the Four Gentlemen (plum, orchid, chrysanthemum, and bamboo) in kebori carving with gold and silver inlay. The fitting was certified as Hozon Tosogu in 2015.
Certificate reading — 銘 悠然居光親（花押）
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Edo
Dewa
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
Dewa
2 pieces 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 siteDomestic: items may be returned within 7 days in original condition for a full refund (buyer covers transport). Overseas orders: no-refunds, no-returns.
¥120,000
