This is an unsigned Kyosukashi tsuba from the Momoyama to early Edo period, featuring a chrysanthemum-shaped iron ground with connected ginkgo leaves in openwork. It measures 8.39 cm in height, 8.205 cm in width, and 0.415 cm in thickness, weighing 74.7 grams. The tsuba comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate and a paulownia wood box.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京透）
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Kyosukashi · early Muromachi (c. 1390-1430)
Kyo-sukashi School
early Muromachi (c. 1390-1430)
Yamashiro
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · 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 siteReturns accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
This is an unsigned Kyosukashi tsuba from the Momoyama to early Edo period, featuring a chrysanthemum-shaped iron ground with connected ginkgo leaves in openwork. It measures 8.39 cm in height, 8.205 cm in width, and 0.415 cm in thickness, weighing 74.7 grams. The tsuba comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate and a paulownia wood box.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京透）
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Kyosukashi · early Muromachi (c. 1390-1430)
Kyo-sukashi School
early Muromachi (c. 1390-1430)
Yamashiro
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · 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 siteReturns accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
