This is a futatokoro (matching pair of kozuka and kogai) by Nomura Masahide, known for his skillful depictions of shrimp. Masahide was a student of Nomura Masatsugu and inherited the Nomura school's tradition of precise and lively artistry. The pieces feature intricate nanako ground with detailed carvings of flounder, sayori, and spiny lobster on the kozuka, and bold compositions of goby and long-armed shrimp on the kogai, all rendered in oborogin (shakudo with silver inlay) and vibrant gold iroe.
NihontoWatchmei · Nomura · Edo
Nomura Masahide
Edo
Musashi
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 futatokoro (matching pair of kozuka and kogai) by Nomura Masahide, known for his skillful depictions of shrimp. Masahide was a student of Nomura Masatsugu and inherited the Nomura school's tradition of precise and lively artistry. The pieces feature intricate nanako ground with detailed carvings of flounder, sayori, and spiny lobster on the kozuka, and bold compositions of goby and long-armed shrimp on the kogai, all rendered in oborogin (shakudo with silver inlay) and vibrant gold iroe.
NihontoWatchmei · Nomura · Edo
Nomura Masahide
Edo
Musashi
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.
