NihontoWatchNihontoWatch節尚(ともひさ)は杉山氏で、大胆な陰の透かしを得意として冠透、冑、松に鶴など多彩な作品を残しています。 この鐔は烏帽子を陰透かし並びに糸透かしの技法で巧みに彫り上げた名作で、葉書厚程の細さで抜かれた烏帽子の緒には脱帽するばかり。江戸後期に活躍した水戸金工の中でも群を抜く妙手であったと言われる節尚の、まさにその技量の高さを見せ付ける逸品です。
Certificate reading — 銘 銘 水戸住節尚作 (Mei: Mito ju Sadahisa saku)
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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 siteAs a rule we do not accept returns, except when we have sent a different item from the one ordered or when there is a significant discrepancy between the description and the item. If you wish to return an item, please contact us within 3 days of its arrival and then send it back.