This is an unsigned Nishigaki tsuba featuring a Mitsuura Sukashi Zu (three-bay openwork design) on an iron ground. The design, depicting wave patterns, is traditional and often seen in works by Higo Hayashi. It comes with a Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate.
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Nishigaki School
Edo
Higo
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Higo · Higo
36 pieces on the market now
The Nishigaki school is one of the four great lineages of Higo metalworkers, ranked alongside the Hayashi, Hirata, and Shimizu families. Its founder, Nishigaki Kanshiro I (also known as Yoshihiro), was born in Keicho 18 (1613) at Nakatsu in Buzen Province, the son of a Shinto priest. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kanshiro勘四郎 | — | 31 |
| Kanzaemon勘左衛門 | — | 0 |
| Kanzaemon勘左衛門 | — | 0 |
| Kanpei勘平 | — | 0 |
| Nagahisa永久 | — | 5 |
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 siteFor one-of-a-kind items such as swords, sword fittings, and antiques, please contact us about a return within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back within 8 days. Refunds are issued the same day the returned item arrives.
This is an unsigned Nishigaki tsuba featuring a Mitsuura Sukashi Zu (three-bay openwork design) on an iron ground. The design, depicting wave patterns, is traditional and often seen in works by Higo Hayashi. It comes with a Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate.
NihontoWatchNishigaki School
Edo
Higo
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Higo · Higo
36 pieces on the market now
The Nishigaki school is one of the four great lineages of Higo metalworkers, ranked alongside the Hayashi, Hirata, and Shimizu families. Its founder, Nishigaki Kanshiro I (also known as Yoshihiro), was born in Keicho 18 (1613) at Nakatsu in Buzen Province, the son of a Shinto priest. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kanshiro勘四郎 | — | 31 |
| Kanzaemon勘左衛門 | — | 0 |
| Kanzaemon勘左衛門 | — | 0 |
| Kanpei勘平 | — | 0 |
| Nagahisa永久 | — | 5 |
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 siteFor one-of-a-kind items such as swords, sword fittings, and antiques, please contact us about a return within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back within 8 days. Refunds are issued the same day the returned item arrives.
