This is a menuki featuring an eggplant design, crafted from brass with purple, blue-green, white, and red cloisonné enamel. It comes with a box inscription by Noboru Kawaguchi (1893–1964), a leading researcher of sword fittings, attributing it as 'Echizen Shippo' from the Momoyama period. While this attribution is a personal assessment by Kawaguchi, the box inscription itself holds historical value, reflecting how a prominent Showa-era scholar evaluated this rare cloisonné menuki.
NihontoWatch
Momoyama
Echizen
Unsigned
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
Domestic: items may be returned within 7 days in original condition for a full refund (buyer covers transport). Overseas orders: no-refunds, no-returns.
¥125,000
This is a menuki featuring an eggplant design, crafted from brass with purple, blue-green, white, and red cloisonné enamel. It comes with a box inscription by Noboru Kawaguchi (1893–1964), a leading researcher of sword fittings, attributing it as 'Echizen Shippo' from the Momoyama period. While this attribution is a personal assessment by Kawaguchi, the box inscription itself holds historical value, reflecting how a prominent Showa-era scholar evaluated this rare cloisonné menuki.
NihontoWatchMomoyama
Echizen
Unsigned
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
Domestic: items may be returned within 7 days in original condition for a full refund (buyer covers transport). Overseas orders: no-refunds, no-returns.
¥125,000
