This is a Juyo-designated Haguro tsuba featuring an openwork design of a Buddhist rosary. It is made of excellently forged iron and was awarded Juyo Kodo-gu status at the 25th Juyo Shinsa in 1977. The tsuba was also on view during April and May of 2022 in the exhibition: Nihontō – Tazai Naru Zōkei.
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Haguroyama School
Muromachi
Unsigned
Jūyō #25 (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba
The designation Haguro tsuba refers to a class of iron sword guards traditionally said to have been made by yamabushi (mountain ascetics) of Mt. Haguro in Dewa Province. The NBTHK setsumei consistently note this attribution as an old transmission -- "from ancient times, there are iron tsuba ...
traditionally said to have been made by yamabushi of Mt. Haguro" -- while acknowledging that the historical basis remains unestablished. Learn more →
Exceptional craft of very high artistic value, judged to rank with a nationally recognized Important Art Object (Jūyō Bijutsuhin).
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 siteThree-day inspection period and seven-day return period; buyer notifies by email within three days of receipt, no reason needed; full refund once item returned undamaged and unaltered.
This is a Juyo-designated Haguro tsuba featuring an openwork design of a Buddhist rosary. It is made of excellently forged iron and was awarded Juyo Kodo-gu status at the 25th Juyo Shinsa in 1977. The tsuba was also on view during April and May of 2022 in the exhibition: Nihontō – Tazai Naru Zōkei.
NihontoWatchHaguroyama School
Muromachi
Unsigned
Jūyō #25 (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba
The designation Haguro tsuba refers to a class of iron sword guards traditionally said to have been made by yamabushi (mountain ascetics) of Mt. Haguro in Dewa Province. The NBTHK setsumei consistently note this attribution as an old transmission -- "from ancient times, there are iron tsuba ...
traditionally said to have been made by yamabushi of Mt. Haguro" -- while acknowledging that the historical basis remains unestablished. Learn more →
Exceptional craft of very high artistic value, judged to rank with a nationally recognized Important Art Object (Jūyō Bijutsuhin).
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 siteThree-day inspection period and seven-day return period; buyer notifies by email within three days of receipt, no reason needed; full refund once item returned undamaged and unaltered.