NihontoWatchNihontoWatchIf you like dragons on your tsuba and love shakudo-nanako, this is the tsuba for you. Attributed to Kyo Kinko by NBTHK Hozon certification. Truly magnificent, the way the two dragons form the rim of the tsuba.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京金具師）
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Kinko · Yamashiro
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€2,200