This circular iron tsuba features a Kikusui-Sukashi Zu design, depicting chrysanthemums and flowing water through nikubori-jisukashi openwork and delicate gold nunome-zōgan. Attributed to the Kinai school of Echizen Province, renowned for its masterful carving, this piece symbolizes longevity and purity. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and historical value.
Certificate reading — 銘 越前住記内作
NihontoWatchmei · Kinai · Edo
Echizen
22 pieces on the market now
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/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
This circular iron tsuba features a Kikusui-Sukashi Zu design, depicting chrysanthemums and flowing water through nikubori-jisukashi openwork and delicate gold nunome-zōgan. Attributed to the Kinai school of Echizen Province, renowned for its masterful carving, this piece symbolizes longevity and purity. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and historical value.
Certificate reading — 銘 越前住記内作
NihontoWatchmei · Kinai · Edo
Echizen
22 pieces on the market now
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/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
