This is a Kyo-Sukashi tsuba featuring a Yatsuhashi Karigane Sukashi (eight bridges and wild geese openwork) design. Made of iron with a unique shape and openwork, it exhibits the elegant and elaborate craftsmanship characteristic of Kyosukashi tsuba from the Muromachi to early Edo period. It is certified as Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu by the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchKyosukashi · early Muromachi (c. 1390-1430)
Kyo-sukashi School
early Muromachi (c. 1390-1430)
Yamashiro
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Yamashiro
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 Kyo-Sukashi tsuba featuring a Yatsuhashi Karigane Sukashi (eight bridges and wild geese openwork) design. Made of iron with a unique shape and openwork, it exhibits the elegant and elaborate craftsmanship characteristic of Kyosukashi tsuba from the Muromachi to early Edo period. It is certified as Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu by the NBTHK.
NihontoWatchKyosukashi · early Muromachi (c. 1390-1430)
Kyo-sukashi School
early Muromachi (c. 1390-1430)
Yamashiro
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Yamashiro
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).
