This is a round iron tsuba with sukidashi-bori and inlay, made by Tomotomi, a craftsman for the Mori family and the 6th generation head of the Kawaji family, a mainstream Choshu tsuba school. It features a typical Choshu style with a round iron plate, square rim, and gold inlay, depicting two swallows and a willow tree in a tranquil scene. The tsuba comes with a paulownia wood box and dates from the mid to late Edo period.
Certificate reading — 銘 長州萩住友富作
NihontoWatchmei · Choshu · Edo
Choshu School
Edo
Nagato
Signed
Iron-tsuba · Nagato
20 pieces on the market now
The tsuba-making traditions of Choshu domain (Nagato Province) trace their origins to the migration of Heianjo-sukashi openwork craftsmen from Kyoto, invited by the Ouchi family of Suo and Nagato during the Muromachi period. This transplanted lineage gave rise to the Ko-Hagi group, which flourished from the late Muromachi into the early Edo period and established a distinctive regional idiom in iron openwork. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Tomonori友矩 | 1770-1800 | 0 |
| Tomohiro友広 | — | 0 |
| Tomotsune友恒 | 1670 | 1 |
| Nakai仲井 | 1670 | 1 |
| Nobushige信重 | 1781-1867 | 0 |
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
This is a round iron tsuba with sukidashi-bori and inlay, made by Tomotomi, a craftsman for the Mori family and the 6th generation head of the Kawaji family, a mainstream Choshu tsuba school. It features a typical Choshu style with a round iron plate, square rim, and gold inlay, depicting two swallows and a willow tree in a tranquil scene. The tsuba comes with a paulownia wood box and dates from the mid to late Edo period.
Certificate reading — 銘 長州萩住友富作
NihontoWatchmei · Choshu · Edo
Choshu School
Edo
Nagato
Signed
Iron-tsuba · Nagato
20 pieces on the market now
The tsuba-making traditions of Choshu domain (Nagato Province) trace their origins to the migration of Heianjo-sukashi openwork craftsmen from Kyoto, invited by the Ouchi family of Suo and Nagato during the Muromachi period. This transplanted lineage gave rise to the Ko-Hagi group, which flourished from the late Muromachi into the early Edo period and established a distinctive regional idiom in iron openwork. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Tomonori友矩 | 1770-1800 | 0 |
| Tomohiro友広 | — | 0 |
| Tomotsune友恒 | 1670 | 1 |
| Nakai仲井 | 1670 | 1 |
| Nobushige信重 | 1781-1867 | 0 |
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
