This is an Ounin tsuba featuring a kuruma sukashi (wheel openwork) and araremonzu (hailstone pattern) design. Ounin tsuba are named after the Ounin era (Muromachi period) when they were first produced. They are characterized by thin iron plates inlaid with brass dots and lines, often incorporating small openwork designs.
Certificate reading — 無銘（応仁）
NihontoWatchBETAOunin · mid Muromachi (c. 1400-1450)
Onin School
mid Muromachi (c. 1400-1450)
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Kyoto
The Ōnin school represents a distinctive category of late Muromachi period tsuba characterized by their unsigned status and their integration of thin iron plate construction with brass inlay decoration. While the name suggests a connection to the Ōnin era (1467–1469), contemporary scholarship places these works more broadly within the later Muromachi period. Learn more →
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).
This is an Ounin tsuba featuring a kuruma sukashi (wheel openwork) and araremonzu (hailstone pattern) design. Ounin tsuba are named after the Ounin era (Muromachi period) when they were first produced. They are characterized by thin iron plates inlaid with brass dots and lines, often incorporating small openwork designs.
Certificate reading — 無銘（応仁）
NihontoWatchBETAOunin · mid Muromachi (c. 1400-1450)
Onin School
mid Muromachi (c. 1400-1450)
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Kyoto
The Ōnin school represents a distinctive category of late Muromachi period tsuba characterized by their unsigned status and their integration of thin iron plate construction with brass inlay decoration. While the name suggests a connection to the Ōnin era (1467–1469), contemporary scholarship places these works more broadly within the later Muromachi period. Learn more →
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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