This is a Ko-Katchushi iron tsuba from the Nanbokucho Period, featuring a Yuki-Kasa (woven hat and snowflake) design. It measures 8.8cm in both height and width, with a 3mm rim showing tekotsu. The tsuba comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate.
NihontoWatchmumei · Ko-Katchushi · Nanbokucho
Nanbokuchō
Unsigned
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 sitePurchases are final and items cannot be returned unless otherwise stated.
This is a Ko-Katchushi iron tsuba from the Nanbokucho Period, featuring a Yuki-Kasa (woven hat and snowflake) design. It measures 8.8cm in both height and width, with a 3mm rim showing tekotsu. The tsuba comes with an NBTHK Hozon Certificate.
NihontoWatchmumei · Ko-Katchushi · Nanbokucho
Nanbokuchō
Unsigned
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 sitePurchases are final and items cannot be returned unless otherwise stated.
