Shoami school tsuba with a certificate with the rating Hozon from the NBTHK from Tokyo. The tsuba and certificate are genuine. The motif represents the transience: Wabi-Sabi Woodworm holes in bamboo - the symbolism stands for the awareness that everything is transient and fits the attitude of the samurai warriors who are supposed to keep their mind in a permanent awareness. It is an antique from the Edo period and original from Japan.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京透）
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Owari · early Muromachi (c. 1390-1430)
Kyo-sukashi School
early Muromachi (c. 1390-1430)
Owari
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Yamashiro
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 site14-day return window in original/unused condition; antique items (swords, menuki, tsuba and similar) are expressly excluded from exchange; EU consumers retain a 14-day cancellation right; refunds within 10 business days of approval.
Shoami school tsuba with a certificate with the rating Hozon from the NBTHK from Tokyo. The tsuba and certificate are genuine. The motif represents the transience: Wabi-Sabi Woodworm holes in bamboo - the symbolism stands for the awareness that everything is transient and fits the attitude of the samurai warriors who are supposed to keep their mind in a permanent awareness. It is an antique from the Edo period and original from Japan.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京透）
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Owari · early Muromachi (c. 1390-1430)
Kyo-sukashi School
early Muromachi (c. 1390-1430)
Owari
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Yamashiro
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 site14-day return window in original/unused condition; antique items (swords, menuki, tsuba and similar) are expressly excluded from exchange; EU consumers retain a 14-day cancellation right; refunds within 10 business days of approval.
