This is a tsuba (sword guard) with a design of six quince fruits, made by Kyo Shoami school. It is unsigned (mumei) and has a Tokubetsu Hozon certificate from NBTHK. The tsuba measures 7.85cm in height and width, and 0.55cm in thickness.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京正阿弥）
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Shoami · Edo
Kyo-Shoami School
Edo
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Yamashiro
15 pieces 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 siteContact within 3 days of receipt; returns not accepted for modified items or when trade-in goods are involved.
This is a tsuba (sword guard) with a design of six quince fruits, made by Kyo Shoami school. It is unsigned (mumei) and has a Tokubetsu Hozon certificate from NBTHK. The tsuba measures 7.85cm in height and width, and 0.55cm in thickness.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京正阿弥）
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Shoami · Edo
Kyo-Shoami School
Edo
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Yamashiro
15 pieces 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 siteContact within 3 days of receipt; returns not accepted for modified items or when trade-in goods are involved.
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