This is a daisho (matching pair) of tsuba by Seijyuken Tomohisa, a kinko (metalworker) from Mito in Hitachi Province during the late Edo period. The design features carp in high relief and algae in gold inlay on a shakudo nanako ground, with delicate silver inlay for water ripples. It comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper.
NihontoWatchmei · Seijyuken · Edo
Hitachi
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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.
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