This fuchi-kashira set depicts the Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen) in high relief carving on a shakudo ishime ground. Made by Harumitsu during the late Edo period, the intricate details and facial expressions of each poet are finely rendered. The set comes with an NBTHK Hozon certificate and is housed in a high-quality kiri box.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Edo
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
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 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.
¥150,000
This fuchi-kashira set depicts the Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen) in high relief carving on a shakudo ishime ground. Made by Harumitsu during the late Edo period, the intricate details and facial expressions of each poet are finely rendered. The set comes with an NBTHK Hozon certificate and is housed in a high-quality kiri box.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Edo
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
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 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.
¥150,000
