This is a large, nearly perfectly round iron tsuba from the Early Edo period, attributed to Kyo Shoami. It features a sukashi (openwork) design of Hikiryo and Tomoe-mon, with gold inlay of withered trees on the dark iron ground. The design is interesting, with the Hikiryo placed above and below the seppadai, and various Tomoe patterns scattered throughout. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchmumei · Kyo Shoami · Edo
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 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.
¥180,000
This is a large, nearly perfectly round iron tsuba from the Early Edo period, attributed to Kyo Shoami. It features a sukashi (openwork) design of Hikiryo and Tomoe-mon, with gold inlay of withered trees on the dark iron ground. The design is interesting, with the Hikiryo placed above and below the seppadai, and various Tomoe patterns scattered throughout. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchmumei · Kyo Shoami · Edo
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 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.
¥180,000
