This is a small, round iron tsuba signed by Masanao, featuring intricate openwork carvings of folding fans. It dates from the Edo period and comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Tosogu certificate, indicating its high quality and historical significance. The tsuba measures 7.06cm x 6.77cm with a thickness of 0.43cm and weighs 77g.
Certificate reading — 銘 正直 (Masanao)
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Edo
Ito Masanao
Edo
Signed
Tokubetsu Kichō (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Musashi
4 pieces on the market now
Iron-tsuba · Musashi
52 pieces on the market now
The Ito school (伊藤派) was a prolific kinkō lineage based in Kanda, Edo, in Musashi province. The line was established by Masanaga (正長, d.
1727), who received appointment as official tsuba maker (kōgi o-kakae tsubashi) to the Tokugawa Shogunate following an audience with Shogun Ienobu in 1710. Successive heads bore the character 正 (Masa-) in their art names, producing ten recorded generations from the Genroku era through the Meiji period. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Katsumi勝見 | — | 4 |
| Sadatsune貞恒 | — | 0 |
| Masayoshi正備 | — | 0 |
| Masatsune正常 | — | 0 |
| Masakane正金 | — | 0 |
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
If you wish to return an item, please notify us within 3 days of receipt. After this period we cannot accept cancellations. Please ship the return to us within 5 business days. Cancellation is conditional on the item being kept in the same condition as at the time of sale, so please handle it with care.
This is a small, round iron tsuba signed by Masanao, featuring intricate openwork carvings of folding fans. It dates from the Edo period and comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Tosogu certificate, indicating its high quality and historical significance. The tsuba measures 7.06cm x 6.77cm with a thickness of 0.43cm and weighs 77g.
Certificate reading — 銘 正直 (Masanao)
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Edo
Ito Masanao
Edo
Signed
Tokubetsu Kichō (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Musashi
4 pieces on the market now
Iron-tsuba · Musashi
52 pieces on the market now
The Ito school (伊藤派) was a prolific kinkō lineage based in Kanda, Edo, in Musashi province. The line was established by Masanaga (正長, d.
1727), who received appointment as official tsuba maker (kōgi o-kakae tsubashi) to the Tokugawa Shogunate following an audience with Shogun Ienobu in 1710. Successive heads bore the character 正 (Masa-) in their art names, producing ten recorded generations from the Genroku era through the Meiji period. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Katsumi勝見 | — | 4 |
| Sadatsune貞恒 | — | 0 |
| Masayoshi正備 | — | 0 |
| Masatsune正常 | — | 0 |
| Masakane正金 | — | 0 |
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
If you wish to return an item, please notify us within 3 days of receipt. After this period we cannot accept cancellations. Please ship the return to us within 5 business days. Cancellation is conditional on the item being kept in the same condition as at the time of sale, so please handle it with care.
