This is a tsuba made by Matsumura Katsunari of Aizu Shoami school during the Late Edo period. The tsuba features a gourd design with high relief carving, inlay, and openwork. The iron plate has a fine stone texture and the gourds are inlaid with gold and silver.
NihontoWatchmei · Aizu Shoami · Edo
Katsunari
Edo
Aizu
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Mutsu
1 piece 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 made by Matsumura Katsunari of Aizu Shoami school during the Late Edo period. The tsuba features a gourd design with high relief carving, inlay, and openwork. The iron plate has a fine stone texture and the gourds are inlaid with gold and silver.
NihontoWatchmei · Aizu Shoami · Edo
Katsunari
Edo
Aizu
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Mutsu
1 piece 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.
