This is a tsuba featuring a design of an evening shower, signed by Hosono Soemon Masamori. Made during the mid-Edo period, it depicts people scrambling to escape a sudden thunderstorm. The intricate details, including gold nunome-zogan, effectively capture the movement, expressions, and intensity of the rain.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Ishiguro Masamori
Edo
Signed
Machibori · Musashi
3 pieces on the market now
Machibori · Edo
23 pieces on the market now
The Ishiguro school was founded by Ishiguro Masatsune, born in Horeki 10 (1760), who trained under Kato Naotsune and Yanagawa Naomasa within the broader Yokoya lineage before establishing an independent atelier that would become one of the most celebrated machibori ("town carving") workshops of the late Edo period. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Masayoshi政美 | — | 29 |
| Masatsune政常 | — | 17 |
| Masaaki政明 | — | 19 |
| Koretsune是常 | — | 4 |
| Koreyoshi是美 | — | 4 |
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
For 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 design of an evening shower, signed by Hosono Soemon Masamori. Made during the mid-Edo period, it depicts people scrambling to escape a sudden thunderstorm. The intricate details, including gold nunome-zogan, effectively capture the movement, expressions, and intensity of the rain.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo
Ishiguro Masamori
Edo
Signed
Machibori · Musashi
3 pieces on the market now
Machibori · Edo
23 pieces on the market now
The Ishiguro school was founded by Ishiguro Masatsune, born in Horeki 10 (1760), who trained under Kato Naotsune and Yanagawa Naomasa within the broader Yokoya lineage before establishing an independent atelier that would become one of the most celebrated machibori ("town carving") workshops of the late Edo period. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Masayoshi政美 | — | 29 |
| Masatsune政常 | — | 17 |
| Masaaki政明 | — | 19 |
| Koretsune是常 | — | 4 |
| Koreyoshi是美 | — | 4 |
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
For 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.
