This is an unsigned Yagyu tsuba from the Edo period, featuring a design of a sail catching wind on rough waves, known as 'Fuhan Zu'. It is attributed to the Yagyu school, specifically linked to Yagyu Renyasai, the 4th generation of Owari Yagyu. The design is said to be by Kano Tsunenobu and is documented in the 'Yagyu Renya Shikomi Tsuba Zufu'.
Certificate reading — 無銘（柳生）
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Yagyu School
Edo
Owari
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Owari
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 siteFor one-of-a-kind items such as swords, sword fittings, and antiques, please contact us about a return within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back within 8 days. Refunds are issued the same day the returned item arrives.
This is an unsigned Yagyu tsuba from the Edo period, featuring a design of a sail catching wind on rough waves, known as 'Fuhan Zu'. It is attributed to the Yagyu school, specifically linked to Yagyu Renyasai, the 4th generation of Owari Yagyu. The design is said to be by Kano Tsunenobu and is documented in the 'Yagyu Renya Shikomi Tsuba Zufu'.
Certificate reading — 無銘（柳生）
NihontoWatchBETAYagyu School
Edo
Owari
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Owari
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 siteFor one-of-a-kind items such as swords, sword fittings, and antiques, please contact us about a return within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back within 8 days. Refunds are issued the same day the returned item arrives.
