This is an unsigned Kyo Sukashi tsuba attributed to Daigoro, a renowned tsuba maker from the middle Edo period. It features an elegant openwork design of snow rings, plum trees, and wild geese. The tsuba is certified Hozon by the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchmumei · Kyo Sukashi · Edo
Kyo-sukashi School
Edo
Yamashiro
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 siteReturns accepted within 7 days for internet purchases.
This is an unsigned Kyo Sukashi tsuba attributed to Daigoro, a renowned tsuba maker from the middle Edo period. It features an elegant openwork design of snow rings, plum trees, and wild geese. The tsuba is certified Hozon by the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchmumei · Kyo Sukashi · Edo
Kyo-sukashi School
Edo
Yamashiro
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 siteReturns accepted within 7 days for internet purchases.
