This is a Kanayama tsuba from the Momoyama period, featuring an incense burner and wild geese design in sukashi (openwork). The tsuba has a rounded rim with visible iron bones and a slightly thinned construction from the rim to the seppa-dai. It reflects the cultural significance of incense burners and tea ceremonies during the Sengoku period, where warlords displayed their power and wealth.
Certificate reading — 無銘（金山）
NihontoWatchBETAKanayama · Momoyama
Kanayama School
Momoyama
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Owari
The Kanayama school of iron tsuba emerged in the vicinity of Kanayama, a district near Atsuta Shrine in Owari Province, flourishing from the late Muromachi through the Momoyama period. The locality took its name from the enshrinement of the deity Kanayama-hiko, and local metalworkers developed a distinctive tradition of sword guards characterized by exceptional plate iron and an unadorned aesthetic sensibility. Learn more →
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 siteIf the item's contents differ significantly from our description, we accept returns within 3 days counted from receipt. Because mail-order sales have no cooling-off provision under the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions, cooling-off is not available.
This is a Kanayama tsuba from the Momoyama period, featuring an incense burner and wild geese design in sukashi (openwork). The tsuba has a rounded rim with visible iron bones and a slightly thinned construction from the rim to the seppa-dai. It reflects the cultural significance of incense burners and tea ceremonies during the Sengoku period, where warlords displayed their power and wealth.
Certificate reading — 無銘（金山）
NihontoWatchBETAKanayama · Momoyama
Kanayama School
Momoyama
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Owari
The Kanayama school of iron tsuba emerged in the vicinity of Kanayama, a district near Atsuta Shrine in Owari Province, flourishing from the late Muromachi through the Momoyama period. The locality took its name from the enshrinement of the deity Kanayama-hiko, and local metalworkers developed a distinctive tradition of sword guards characterized by exceptional plate iron and an unadorned aesthetic sensibility. Learn more →
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 siteIf the item's contents differ significantly from our description, we accept returns within 3 days counted from receipt. Because mail-order sales have no cooling-off provision under the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions, cooling-off is not available.
