NihontoWatchNihontoWatch実用の時代に重宝され、伝え遺されてきた古笄。漆黒の赤銅地を魚子地に仕立て、その中央に樋定規のみを高彫に表現した、古風で貫禄のある作。魚子地は手擦れで減り、櫃や洲浜の角部、蕨手などもなだらかになっている。その古調な状態こそ実用武具の魅力であり、江戸時代後期の切り立つような彫口の作には求め得ない四百数十年の時間の積み重なりに他ならない。天正拵などに装着し、時代観を鮮明にして楽しみたい。
NihontoWatchOffered by Choshuya
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Muromachi
Unsigned
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.