A Kyoshoami school tsuba from the Adachi-Momoyama period. The tsuba features a round shape, iron base, openwork carving, inlay, and a covered rim. The Shoami school prospered from the Muromachi period to the late Edo period, known for design-like sukashi and nunomezougan.
NihontoWatchmei · Kyoshoami · Momoyama
Kyo-Shoami School
Momoyama
Yamashiro
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Yamashiro
14 pieces on the market now
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 siteReturns/exchanges/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
A Kyoshoami school tsuba from the Adachi-Momoyama period. The tsuba features a round shape, iron base, openwork carving, inlay, and a covered rim. The Shoami school prospered from the Muromachi period to the late Edo period, known for design-like sukashi and nunomezougan.
NihontoWatchmei · Kyoshoami · Momoyama
Kyo-Shoami School
Momoyama
Yamashiro
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Yamashiro
14 pieces on the market now
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 siteReturns/exchanges/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
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