This is an unsigned iron tsuba with a Genji-guruma (carriage wheel) design, attributed to the Futagoyama school of Owari province during the late Edo period. The tsuba features sukidashi-bori (relief carving) and sukino-koshi dote-mimi (raised rim). It comes with a paulownia box and is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon Tosogu certificate.
NihontoWatchmumei · Futagoyama · Edo
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 site
¥52,000
