This is a tsuba (sword guard) with a landscape design, signed by Tomohisa from Choshu Hagi. Made during the Mid Edo period in Nagato province, it features a shakudo migaki-ji marugata sukidashi-bori (polished shakudo ground, round shape, carved in relief) with a detailed depiction of a landscape. The tsuba comes with a Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate and is housed in a special kiri box.
NihontoWatch
Tomohisa
Edo
Nagato
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
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 siteIf, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
This is a tsuba (sword guard) with a landscape design, signed by Tomohisa from Choshu Hagi. Made during the Mid Edo period in Nagato province, it features a shakudo migaki-ji marugata sukidashi-bori (polished shakudo ground, round shape, carved in relief) with a detailed depiction of a landscape. The tsuba comes with a Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate and is housed in a special kiri box.
NihontoWatchTomohisa
Edo
Nagato
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
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 siteIf, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
