This is a tsuba by Tomoyuki of the Choshu school, featuring a design of a willow tree and twin horses. It dates to the late Edo period, around 1772, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate. The tsuba is made of iron with sukidashi-bori carving and inlay on the rim.
Certificate reading — 銘 長州萩住 友之作
NihontoWatchChoshu · Edo
Nagato
2 pieces on the market now
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 siteNo cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
¥300,000
This is a tsuba by Tomoyuki of the Choshu school, featuring a design of a willow tree and twin horses. It dates to the late Edo period, around 1772, and is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate. The tsuba is made of iron with sukidashi-bori carving and inlay on the rim.
Certificate reading — 銘 長州萩住 友之作
NihontoWatchChoshu · Edo
Nagato
2 pieces on the market now
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 siteNo cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
¥300,000
