This is a pair of solid gold menuki featuring a design of a gunbai (war fan) and hossu (Buddhist whisk). The design symbolizes the mindset of 'always being on the battlefield,' with the gunbai representing life in battle and the hossu, a monk's item, representing death. It expresses a state of constant vigilance and preparedness.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京金具師）
NihontoWatchEdo
Kyo-kanagushi School
Edo
Hozon (NBTHK)
Kinko · Yamashiro
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 the item's contents differ significantly from our description, we accept returns within 3 days counted from receipt. Because mail-order sales have no cooling-off provision under the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions, cooling-off is not available.
¥210,000
This is a pair of solid gold menuki featuring a design of a gunbai (war fan) and hossu (Buddhist whisk). The design symbolizes the mindset of 'always being on the battlefield,' with the gunbai representing life in battle and the hossu, a monk's item, representing death. It expresses a state of constant vigilance and preparedness.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京金具師）
NihontoWatchEdo
Kyo-kanagushi School
Edo
Hozon (NBTHK)
Kinko · Yamashiro
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 the item's contents differ significantly from our description, we accept returns within 3 days counted from receipt. Because mail-order sales have no cooling-off provision under the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions, cooling-off is not available.
¥210,000
