NihontoWatchNihontoWatchMumei Seki school Katamarugata Tetsu-tsuchimeji Sukidashibori Zogan Iroe Uchikaeshimimi with Kiribako *Please forgive slight errors as these are amateur measurements taken with calipers Seki Yoshinori was from Kawamata Village, Date District, Mutsu Province (Date District, Fukushima Prefecture). At age 18, he traveled to study in Shikoku, Higo, Nagasaki, and elsewhere, and after going to Edo, he was a skilled craftsman who formed his own school through self-study. He died on Meiji 3, November 30. The "Seki school" on the certificate is thought to indicate a work by the school centered around Seki Yoshinori. (For a moment, it is unclear what Seki school refers to) This item is a piece for the connoisseur, with the charm of its tasteful tetsu-aji and tsuchimeji. There is some slight peeling of the iroe on the banner.
NihontoWatchOffered by Katana Yamadaiya
Meiji
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
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¥55,000