A Yagyu school tsuba with a left and right Ichimegasa (traveling hat) openwork design. The tsuba is made of iron with a hammered texture and a slightly raised rim. It has been certified as Hozon Tousougu.
Certificate reading — 無銘（柳生）
NihontoWatchBETAden · Edo
Yagyu School
Edo
Den (attributed)
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Owari
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 siteReturns/exchanges/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
A Yagyu school tsuba with a left and right Ichimegasa (traveling hat) openwork design. The tsuba is made of iron with a hammered texture and a slightly raised rim. It has been certified as Hozon Tousougu.
Certificate reading — 無銘（柳生）
NihontoWatchBETAden · Edo
Yagyu School
Edo
Den (attributed)
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Owari
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 siteReturns/exchanges/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
