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Description

This is a tsuba made by Matsumura Katsunari of the Aizu Shoami school during the late Edo period. The tsuba features a design of two elegant figures and is made of shibuichi with high relief carving, inlay, and color enamel. It comes with a Tokubetsu-hozon certificate by NBTHK and a special kiri box.

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Katsunari

Tsuba: Two Elegant Figures - Signed Aizu ju Chuemon Matsumura Katsunari (with Kao)

mei · Aizu Shoami · Edo

SOLD
Katsunari — 1 of 1
Katsunari — 1 of 1
Measurements & details
Maker

Katsunari

Era

Edo

Province

Mutsu

Signature

Signed

Papers

Hozon (NBTHK)

Description

This is a tsuba made by Matsumura Katsunari of the Aizu Shoami school during the late Edo period. The tsuba features a design of two elegant figures and is made of shibuichi with high relief carving, inlay, and color enamel. It comes with a Tokubetsu-hozon certificate by NBTHK and a special kiri box.

About the maker

Katsunari

勝成

Mutsu

1 piece on the market now

›
1 work by Katsunari on the market→
Katsunari — full profile
NBTHK Certificate
Hozon Tōsōgu保存刀装具
Fitting Worthy of Preservation
›

Certifies a genuine fitting worth preserving: a correct signature, or, if unsigned, an identifiable era and school, with recognized artistic and craft value.

About the NBTHK›

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 site→
Seller
C
Choshuya
🇯🇵Ships from Japan
›
✓Verified dealerwww.choshuya.co.jp
✓Ships worldwide✓English support
Return policy

If, 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.

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Description

This is a tsuba made by Matsumura Katsunari of the Aizu Shoami school during the late Edo period. The tsuba features a design of two elegant figures and is made of shibuichi with high relief carving, inlay, and color enamel. It comes with a Tokubetsu-hozon certificate by NBTHK and a special kiri box.

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tsubaHozon
Katsunari

Tsuba: Two Elegant Figures - Signed Aizu ju Chuemon Matsumura Katsunari (with Kao)

mei · Aizu Shoami · Edo

SOLD
Katsunari — 1 of 1
Katsunari — 1 of 1
Measurements & details
Maker

Katsunari

Era

Edo

Province

Mutsu

Signature

Signed

Papers

Hozon (NBTHK)

Description

This is a tsuba made by Matsumura Katsunari of the Aizu Shoami school during the late Edo period. The tsuba features a design of two elegant figures and is made of shibuichi with high relief carving, inlay, and color enamel. It comes with a Tokubetsu-hozon certificate by NBTHK and a special kiri box.

About the maker

Katsunari

勝成

Mutsu

1 piece on the market now

›
1 work by Katsunari on the market→
Katsunari — full profile
NBTHK Certificate
Hozon Tōsōgu保存刀装具
Fitting Worthy of Preservation
›

Certifies a genuine fitting worth preserving: a correct signature, or, if unsigned, an identifiable era and school, with recognized artistic and craft value.

About the NBTHK›

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 site→
Seller
C
Choshuya
🇯🇵Ships from Japan
›
✓Verified dealerwww.choshuya.co.jp
✓Ships worldwide✓English support
Return policy

If, 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.

View all of Choshuya’s listings→View this item on the dealer’s site→

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Swords

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  • Wakizashi
  • Tantō
  • Tachi
  • Naginata
  • Yari

Fittings

  • Tsuba
  • Fuchi-Kashira
  • Kozuka
  • Menuki

Armor

  • Kabuto
  • Samurai Armor

By Certification

  • Tokujū
  • Jūyō
  • Tokuho
  • Hozon

Resources

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  • Artist Directory
  • The Daily Kantei
  • Glossary
  • Browse All
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