This is an unsigned Ko-Tosho tsuba from the late Muromachi period, certified Hozon by the NBTHK. It features a hammered iron ground (tsuchime-ji) with a thin construction and a simple openwork design of a 'kukurizaru' (bound monkey), believed to bring good fortune. The tsuba has a round shape and a maru-mimi (round rim).
NihontoWatch
Ko-tosho School
Kotō
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Tosho-Katchushi
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 sitePlease contact us by phone within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back the next day. The postage and security service fees are the customer's responsibility.
This is an unsigned Ko-Tosho tsuba from the late Muromachi period, certified Hozon by the NBTHK. It features a hammered iron ground (tsuchime-ji) with a thin construction and a simple openwork design of a 'kukurizaru' (bound monkey), believed to bring good fortune. The tsuba has a round shape and a maru-mimi (round rim).
NihontoWatchKo-tosho School
Kotō
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Tosho-Katchushi
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 sitePlease contact us by phone within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back the next day. The postage and security service fees are the customer's responsibility.
