NihontoWatchNihontoWatchA Kanayama tsuba featuring the particularly popular design of a temple bell. The temple bell is known through legends such as Benkei dragging the bell of Mii-dera up Mount Hiei, and the legend of Anchin and Kiyohime, both of which are favored as motifs for sword fittings. This tsuba is crafted from strongly forged tetsu-ji in a mudagata shape, with the traces of the forging hammer clearly left on the surface to create a landscape, and the temple bell is expressed in silhouette by sukashi carving away the ground. The color of the iron is deep black, and furthermore, granular tekkotsu with a darker black color and strong luster appear in places on the mimi, overflowing with the charm of a ko-tsuba.
NihontoWatchOffered by Choshuya
Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
A Hozon-certified fitting of notably superior craftsmanship and condition, often with signature or workmanship of high reference 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 siteIf, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
¥350,000