This is a round tsuba made by Hirotsugu of the Haruta school during the middle Edo period. It features a design of flowing water and scattered cherry blossoms (Ryusui Ouka-chirashizu) carved in iron with a stone-like texture (Tetsuishimeji) using the sukidashibori technique. Haruta Hirotsugu was a leading craftsman of the Haruta school, which began as an armor maker, and he was from Echizen Haruta.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Haruta · Edo
Hirotsugu
Edo
Echizen
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iwami
1 piece on the market now
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 siteReturns/exchanges/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
This is a round tsuba made by Hirotsugu of the Haruta school during the middle Edo period. It features a design of flowing water and scattered cherry blossoms (Ryusui Ouka-chirashizu) carved in iron with a stone-like texture (Tetsuishimeji) using the sukidashibori technique. Haruta Hirotsugu was a leading craftsman of the Haruta school, which began as an armor maker, and he was from Echizen Haruta.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Haruta · Edo
Hirotsugu
Edo
Echizen
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iwami
1 piece on the market now
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 siteReturns/exchanges/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
