NihontoWatchNihontoWatchThis tsuba features the Musashino Abumi design, depicting a stirrup placed in a vast Susuki grass field, conveying a sense of tranquility and impermanence rather than martial valor. It is crafted from iron with gold nunome-zogan and kage-sukashi for the stirrup. The tsuba bears a gold inlaid signature with a kao, and was designated Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu in 2013.
Certificate reading — 銘 金象嵌銘（花押）（京献上）
NihontoWatchOffered by Touken Matsumoto
Kinko · Yamashiro
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 siteDomestic: items may be returned within 7 days in original condition for a full refund (buyer covers transport). Overseas orders: no-refunds, no-returns.