This is a tsuba by Yukimitsu, an artisan from Nagato province. It features a Nadekakugata shape with a brass ishimeji ground, high relief carving, and various metal inlays including gold, shakudo, suaka, and shibuichi. The design depicts Sotoba, a Chinese poet, and is accompanied by a Tokubetsu Hozon certification.

Yukimitsu
Edo
Nagato
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Nagato
2 pieces on the market now
A Hozon-certified fitting of notably superior craftsmanship and condition, often with signature or workmanship of high reference 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/exchanges/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
This is a tsuba by Yukimitsu, an artisan from Nagato province. It features a Nadekakugata shape with a brass ishimeji ground, high relief carving, and various metal inlays including gold, shakudo, suaka, and shibuichi. The design depicts Sotoba, a Chinese poet, and is accompanied by a Tokubetsu Hozon certification.

Yukimitsu
Edo
Nagato
Signed
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Nagato
2 pieces on the market now
A Hozon-certified fitting of notably superior craftsmanship and condition, often with signature or workmanship of high reference 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/exchanges/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).