This is a Fuchi-Kashira set featuring a Mino-bori carving of autumn grasses and insects. Made from shakudo nanako-ji, it is a typical example of deep Mino carving from the early Edo period. The set comes with a桐函 (paulownia wood box) and an NBTHK Hozon Tosogu certificate.
NihontoWatchMino · Edo
Mino
Edo
Mino
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 site
This is a Fuchi-Kashira set featuring a Mino-bori carving of autumn grasses and insects. Made from shakudo nanako-ji, it is a typical example of deep Mino carving from the early Edo period. The set comes with a桐函 (paulownia wood box) and an NBTHK Hozon Tosogu certificate.
NihontoWatchMino · Edo
Mino
Edo
Mino
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 site
