This tsuba, from the late Edo period and attributed to Kaga province, features a design of chrysanthemums and autumn insects near a bamboo fence. It is crafted from suaka ishime ground in a round shape, utilizing kebori and flat inlay techniques with silver, shakudo, and oborogin. The piece is certified as Tokubetsu Hozon.
NihontoWatchmumei · Kaga · Edo
Kaga zogan School
Edo
Kaga
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Kinko · Kaga
Kaga zōgan is a distinctive technique of flat inlay (hira-zōgan) that developed in Kaga Province, centered on the castle town of Kanazawa, from the early Edo period through approximately the Kyōhō era (1716–1736). The tradition emerged under the patronage of the Maeda family, lords of the famed "million-koku domain," when craftsmen's families including Kuwamura, Tsuji, Katsuki, and Koichi reportedly migrated from Kyoto around the Kan'ei and Jōō eras. Learn more →
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 siteIf, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
This tsuba, from the late Edo period and attributed to Kaga province, features a design of chrysanthemums and autumn insects near a bamboo fence. It is crafted from suaka ishime ground in a round shape, utilizing kebori and flat inlay techniques with silver, shakudo, and oborogin. The piece is certified as Tokubetsu Hozon.
NihontoWatchmumei · Kaga · Edo
Kaga zogan School
Edo
Kaga
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Kinko · Kaga
Kaga zōgan is a distinctive technique of flat inlay (hira-zōgan) that developed in Kaga Province, centered on the castle town of Kanazawa, from the early Edo period through approximately the Kyōhō era (1716–1736). The tradition emerged under the patronage of the Maeda family, lords of the famed "million-koku domain," when craftsmen's families including Kuwamura, Tsuji, Katsuki, and Koichi reportedly migrated from Kyoto around the Kan'ei and Jōō eras. Learn more →
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 siteIf, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
