This is a tsuba featuring a Kiri Houo (paulownia and phoenix) openwork design, signed by Masayoshi of the Sunagawa school. Active in Musashi province during the late Edo period, Masayoshi was the third generation of the Sunagawa school, known for combining practicality and ornamentation. The tsuba showcases intricate carving with gold inlay on the phoenix's eyes and the smith's seal, making it a luxurious piece.
NihontoWatchmei · Sunagawa · Edo
Sunagawa Masayoshi
Edo
Musashi
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
4 pieces on the market now
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 siteFor one-of-a-kind items such as swords, sword fittings, and antiques, please contact us about a return within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back within 8 days. Refunds are issued the same day the returned item arrives.
This is a tsuba featuring a Kiri Houo (paulownia and phoenix) openwork design, signed by Masayoshi of the Sunagawa school. Active in Musashi province during the late Edo period, Masayoshi was the third generation of the Sunagawa school, known for combining practicality and ornamentation. The tsuba showcases intricate carving with gold inlay on the phoenix's eyes and the smith's seal, making it a luxurious piece.
NihontoWatchmei · Sunagawa · Edo
Sunagawa Masayoshi
Edo
Musashi
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
4 pieces on the market now
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 siteFor one-of-a-kind items such as swords, sword fittings, and antiques, please contact us about a return within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back within 8 days. Refunds are issued the same day the returned item arrives.
