NihontoWatchNihontoWatch(mei) Bushu ju Masatsugu, Tasuki Sukashi Shiho Mon Chirashi zu Tsuba. This work is accompanied by a Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate. There are thin sukashi extending in four directions from the seppa-dai, forming a design resembling a tasuki. Furthermore, silver zogan is expressed beneath the surface of the tsuba, and by creating a contrast between the color of the hitsu-ana and the color of the shakudo migaki-ji surface, the work gives a slightly gorgeous yet calm impression. Additionally, the mimi is made to appear bright and striking through iroe zogan. Masatsugu was a retained smith of the Okubo family of the Odawara domain. He was an early craftsman of the Ito school and was related to Masanaga. He signed as Bushu ju Masatsugu and Odawara ju Masatsugu, and produced tsuba using the Ito style construction methods. There are works with an age of 71 years and the Enkyo era date.
Certificate reading — 銘 武州住 正次作
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Musashi
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
As written by the shop
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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 purchases made through the website, we accept returns of the item as a cooling-off period within one week of its arrival.
¥440,000