A set of fuchi-kashira depicting scenes from Sangokushi (Romance of the Three Kingdoms), signed Shounsai Motochika. The fittings are made of shibuichi with high relief carving and colored inlays. They are certified as Tokubetsu Hozon by the NBTHK and date to the mid Edo period.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Edo
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Hitachi
A Hozon-certified fitting of notably superior craftsmanship and condition, often with signature or workmanship of high reference 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 siteA set of fuchi-kashira depicting scenes from Sangokushi (Romance of the Three Kingdoms), signed Shounsai Motochika. The fittings are made of shibuichi with high relief carving and colored inlays. They are certified as Tokubetsu Hozon by the NBTHK and date to the mid Edo period.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Edo
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Hitachi
A Hozon-certified fitting of notably superior craftsmanship and condition, often with signature or workmanship of high reference 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 site