This is a tsuba made by Sumomo Shusaku of the Choshu Hagi school during the late Edo period. It features a design of a winding stream, carved in high relief on an iron base with a rounded edge. The tsuba is designated as a Tokubetsu Hozon fitting.
Certificate reading — 銘 長州萩住 友周作
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Tomochika
Edo
Nagato/choshu
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Nagato
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 siteWithin one week of the item's arrival (cooling-off is possible within Japan only). For defects that differ from the purchase conditions, we will accept the return and refund the payment. For other cases such as overseas, we will consult separately.
This is a tsuba made by Sumomo Shusaku of the Choshu Hagi school during the late Edo period. It features a design of a winding stream, carved in high relief on an iron base with a rounded edge. The tsuba is designated as a Tokubetsu Hozon fitting.
Certificate reading — 銘 長州萩住 友周作
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Tomochika
Edo
Nagato/choshu
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Nagato
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 siteWithin one week of the item's arrival (cooling-off is possible within Japan only). For defects that differ from the purchase conditions, we will accept the return and refund the payment. For other cases such as overseas, we will consult separately.
