This is a tsuba made by Gojyo Masayoshi of the Heianjo school in Yamashiro province during the Edo period. The tsuba features elegant inlay work and is a masterpiece featured in the New Japanese Sword Lecture. It comes with a box and has been certified as Hozon Tosogu by the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchmei · Heianjo · Edo
Sunagawa Masayoshi
Edo
Yamashiro
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
4 pieces on the market now
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 siteCooling-off available within one week after arrival, Japan domestic only. Defective items may be returned; no refund if condition differs from sale or item was used.
This is a tsuba made by Gojyo Masayoshi of the Heianjo school in Yamashiro province during the Edo period. The tsuba features elegant inlay work and is a masterpiece featured in the New Japanese Sword Lecture. It comes with a box and has been certified as Hozon Tosogu by the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchmei · Heianjo · Edo
Sunagawa Masayoshi
Edo
Yamashiro
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
4 pieces on the market now
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 siteCooling-off available within one week after arrival, Japan domestic only. Defective items may be returned; no refund if condition differs from sale or item was used.
