This is an Edo period tsuba by Mitsunuki of the Otsuki school, featuring a design of a bird of prey and a hiding monkey. It is made of iron with sukidashi takabori, small openwork, and inlay of gold, silver, copper, shakudo, and brass. The tsuba comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Otsuki · Edo
Otsuki School
Edo
Yamashiro
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Machibori · Yamashiro
21 pieces on the market now
The Otsuki school is a distinguished lineage of Kyoto kinko (metalworkers) whose production spans from the mid-Edo period through the Bakumatsu era, consistently identified by the NBTHK as one of the most eminent metalworking lineages of the capital. " The school also acknowledged its debt to earlier Kyoto masters, with the NBTHK detecting in Mitsuoki's modeling the influence of Umetada Myoju and in his pictorial conception the influence of Kaneie. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Tokuoki篤興 | 1813-1891 | 20 |
| Mitsuoki光興 | 1766-1834 | 12 |
| Hidekuni秀国 | 1670 | 8 |
| Oki/Masaoki/Minayama Oki応起 | 1670 | 7 |
| Harutsura春貫 | — | 6 |
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 siteWe accept returns within 3 days including the day of arrival. Return shipping, the original outbound shipping, and refund transfer fees are the customer's responsibility. If there is a trade-in item, or the destination is overseas, returns and refunds cannot be accepted.
This is an Edo period tsuba by Mitsunuki of the Otsuki school, featuring a design of a bird of prey and a hiding monkey. It is made of iron with sukidashi takabori, small openwork, and inlay of gold, silver, copper, shakudo, and brass. The tsuba comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate.
NihontoWatchmei · Otsuki · Edo
Otsuki School
Edo
Yamashiro
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Machibori · Yamashiro
21 pieces on the market now
The Otsuki school is a distinguished lineage of Kyoto kinko (metalworkers) whose production spans from the mid-Edo period through the Bakumatsu era, consistently identified by the NBTHK as one of the most eminent metalworking lineages of the capital. " The school also acknowledged its debt to earlier Kyoto masters, with the NBTHK detecting in Mitsuoki's modeling the influence of Umetada Myoju and in his pictorial conception the influence of Kaneie. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Tokuoki篤興 | 1813-1891 | 20 |
| Mitsuoki光興 | 1766-1834 | 12 |
| Hidekuni秀国 | 1670 | 8 |
| Oki/Masaoki/Minayama Oki応起 | 1670 | 7 |
| Harutsura春貫 | — | 6 |
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 siteWe accept returns within 3 days including the day of arrival. Return shipping, the original outbound shipping, and refund transfer fees are the customer's responsibility. If there is a trade-in item, or the destination is overseas, returns and refunds cannot be accepted.
