NihontoWatchNihontoWatch桃山時代の埋忠明寿は、布目象嵌や平象嵌を駆使し、艶やかな題材に墨絵風の技法を用い、琳派にも通じる美観の鐔を手掛けている。このたわわに実る葡萄に題を得た鐔は、名もなき古金工の手になるものだが、黒味の強い山銅地に色金を活かした毛彫金色絵に、埋忠派にも通じる素銅と銀の平象嵌を加味した洒落た作。
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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 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.