This is a tsuba featuring a dynamic cloud dragon design, skillfully rendered on both sides without hitsu-ana. The intricate details of the dragon's scales, mane, claws, and the flow of clouds are carved using sukidashi-bori and ke-bori techniques, with gold inlay for the eyes. It is a refined Choshu tsuba conveying the powerful presence of the dragon. The maker, Masayuki, claimed Fujiwara lineage and was active in Nagato Province during the late Edo period.
NihontoWatch
Nagato
Hozon (NBTHK)
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 siteDomestic: items may be returned within 7 days in original condition for a full refund (buyer covers transport). Overseas orders: no-refunds, no-returns.
This is a tsuba featuring a dynamic cloud dragon design, skillfully rendered on both sides without hitsu-ana. The intricate details of the dragon's scales, mane, claws, and the flow of clouds are carved using sukidashi-bori and ke-bori techniques, with gold inlay for the eyes. It is a refined Choshu tsuba conveying the powerful presence of the dragon. The maker, Masayuki, claimed Fujiwara lineage and was active in Nagato Province during the late Edo period.
NihontoWatchNagato
Hozon (NBTHK)
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 siteDomestic: items may be returned within 7 days in original condition for a full refund (buyer covers transport). Overseas orders: no-refunds, no-returns.