NihontoWatchNihontoWatchThis is an Edo period tsuba from the Tetsugendo school. It features a marugata (oval) shape and is made of polished iron. The tsuba is decorated in takabori (high-relief) with zogan inlays and iroe accents, depicting wolves under the moon, and comes with a NBTHK Hozon Tōsogu certificate.
Certificate reading — 無銘（鉄元堂派）
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Hozon (NBTHK)
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 site€3,400