This is an excellent large and heavy Shakudo Owari Kinko Wave Tsuba, featuring a very fine Nanako ground. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and quality. The tsuba measures 80mm x 74mm x 3.2mm.
NihontoWatchOwari Kinko · Edo
Edo
Owari
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
This is an excellent large and heavy Shakudo Owari Kinko Wave Tsuba, featuring a very fine Nanako ground. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate, confirming its authenticity and quality. The tsuba measures 80mm x 74mm x 3.2mm.
NihontoWatchOwari Kinko · Edo
Edo
Owari
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