NihontoWatchNihontoWatchThis is an unsigned iron tsuba attributed to the Katchushi school, featuring a Mitsu-Tomoe (triple tomoe crest) openwork design. It has a hammered iron ground with a brass fukurin (rim cover) and a single kozuka-hitsu-ana. The tsuba is estimated to be from the mid-Edo period and comes with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu certification.
NihontoWatchOffered by Asahi Token
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 accepted within 7 days of arrival if item is unchanged from condition at time of sale; customer bears return shipping for personal-reason returns, company covers errors/shipping damage.
¥70,000