This is a superb tsuba, unsigned but attributed to Kaga Goto, featuring an intricate nanako ground with a design of gosankiri-mon (paulownia crest) and hanamaru-mon (flower roundels). It was formerly mounted on a koshirae for an o-suriage mumei blade by Kaiho Yasuyoshi, which was handed down in the Hachisuka family. The tsuba comes with an NBTHK Hozon Tosogu certificate.
Certificate reading — 無銘（加賀後藤）
NihontoWatchmumei · Kaga Goto · Edo
Kaga-Goto School
Edo
Kaga
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iebori · Kaga
27 pieces on the market now
The Kaga Goto (加賀後藤) school arose when the Maeda lords of Kaga Province drew masters of the Goto house from Kyoto into their direct service. The founding figure was Goto Kakujo Mitsunobu (覚乗光信), born in Kyoto in Tensho 17 (1589) as the second son of Chojo. By the directive of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the Goto family's closely guarded techniques, transmitted as an exclusive isshi soden (一子相伝) lineage, were conferred in full upon Kakujo of the Kanbei house, although it was not the main line. Learn more →
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 accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
This is a superb tsuba, unsigned but attributed to Kaga Goto, featuring an intricate nanako ground with a design of gosankiri-mon (paulownia crest) and hanamaru-mon (flower roundels). It was formerly mounted on a koshirae for an o-suriage mumei blade by Kaiho Yasuyoshi, which was handed down in the Hachisuka family. The tsuba comes with an NBTHK Hozon Tosogu certificate.
Certificate reading — 無銘（加賀後藤）
NihontoWatchmumei · Kaga Goto · Edo
Kaga-Goto School
Edo
Kaga
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iebori · Kaga
27 pieces on the market now
The Kaga Goto (加賀後藤) school arose when the Maeda lords of Kaga Province drew masters of the Goto house from Kyoto into their direct service. The founding figure was Goto Kakujo Mitsunobu (覚乗光信), born in Kyoto in Tensho 17 (1589) as the second son of Chojo. By the directive of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the Goto family's closely guarded techniques, transmitted as an exclusive isshi soden (一子相伝) lineage, were conferred in full upon Kakujo of the Kanbei house, although it was not the main line. Learn more →
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 accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
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