I'm not sure which section to post this so please move if required Tokubetsu Kincho Nintei-sho papers commonly called ‘green’ papers and Tokubetsu Kincho means especially precious. These papers pre-date the Jūyō papers we all understand I've often been advised that these old type papers are NO papers but I'm sure that is relevant to swords but not tosogu I have two 'green' papered tsuba and I wonder if the NMB members think they have worth and there standing against Jūyō paper
