This tsuba features a 'Thousand Monkeys' motif, a hallmark of the Yagami School based in Hizen province. It is a quintessential work by Mitsuhiro, active in the second half of the 18th century, with monkeys carved in three-dimensional openwork and gold eyes. The tsuba is certified as NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu.
NihontoWatchmei · Yagami · Edo
Edo
Hizen
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
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 sitePurchases are final and items cannot be returned unless otherwise stated.
This tsuba features a 'Thousand Monkeys' motif, a hallmark of the Yagami School based in Hizen province. It is a quintessential work by Mitsuhiro, active in the second half of the 18th century, with monkeys carved in three-dimensional openwork and gold eyes. The tsuba is certified as NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu.
NihontoWatchmei · Yagami · Edo
Edo
Hizen
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
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 sitePurchases are final and items cannot be returned unless otherwise stated.
