NihontoWatchNihontoWatchExceptionally, very well and detailed cut Sendai tsuba in sukidashi-bori technique with ajiro pattern. The shape of the tsuba is oval (naga maru gata) and it’s made from a very dark and heavy shakudo. It has two hitsu-ana, the hitsu for the kozuka is sealed with shakudo that was given a beautifully chiseled surface. The fukurin is plated with gold, this contrast gives the tsuba a very attractive aesthetic. The fact that the tsuba is unsigned, despite its elaborate and high quality, which certainly required a lot of time and work, suggests that it was made for a samurai of higher rank. The condition is breathtaking and to keep it in this pristine state the tsuba comes in a custom made box with raised base at the seppadai. Please compare this tsuba with this ajiro-mon tsuba.
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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.
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