This is a Yagyu school tsuba from the Edo era. It features a saihai (battle command baton) design in sukashi (openwork) on an iron plate. The tsuba is certified as Hozon Tosogu by the NBTHK and comes in a paulownia wood box.
Certificate reading — 無銘（佐柳生）
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Yagyu · Edo
Yagyu School
Edo
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Owari
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.
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).
This is a Yagyu school tsuba from the Edo era. It features a saihai (battle command baton) design in sukashi (openwork) on an iron plate. The tsuba is certified as Hozon Tosogu by the NBTHK and comes in a paulownia wood box.
Certificate reading — 無銘（佐柳生）
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Yagyu · Edo
Yagyu School
Edo
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Owari
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.
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).
