This is a Ko-Shoami tsuba featuring a chrysanthemum branch design. It is crafted in mokko-gata (melon shape) from suaka-ji (copper ground) with araji (rough surface) and decorated with black lacquer high-relief inlay and colored enamel. The tsuba has two hitsu-ana (one partially filled) and an oborogin fukurin (silver-plated rim). It comes with Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certification from the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchBETAShoami · Muromachi
Ko-Shoami School
Muromachi
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba
The Ko-Shōami (Old Shōami) represent a collective of specialist tsuba makers active in Kyōto from the middle through the late Muromachi period, extending into the Momoyama era. The prevailing scholarly view holds that these artisans originally worked as general tōsōgu craftsmen before becoming specialized tsuba makers. Unlike other major schools of the period, Ko-Shōami works lack widely celebrated individual masterpieces, and attributions typically reference the group name rather than specific hands. Learn more →
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/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).
This is a Ko-Shoami tsuba featuring a chrysanthemum branch design. It is crafted in mokko-gata (melon shape) from suaka-ji (copper ground) with araji (rough surface) and decorated with black lacquer high-relief inlay and colored enamel. The tsuba has two hitsu-ana (one partially filled) and an oborogin fukurin (silver-plated rim). It comes with Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certification from the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchBETAShoami · Muromachi
Ko-Shoami School
Muromachi
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba
The Ko-Shōami (Old Shōami) represent a collective of specialist tsuba makers active in Kyōto from the middle through the late Muromachi period, extending into the Momoyama era. The prevailing scholarly view holds that these artisans originally worked as general tōsōgu craftsmen before becoming specialized tsuba makers. Unlike other major schools of the period, Ko-Shōami works lack widely celebrated individual masterpieces, and attributions typically reference the group name rather than specific hands. Learn more →
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/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).
