This is a round iron tsuba made by Kyo-Shoami school during the Edo period. It features an openwork design with Kinobori/Kebori carving and gold inlay, depicting a water gate and autumn grass. The tsuba has a contoured Kaku-mimi rim and both Hits-ana punches.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京正阿弥）
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Kyo-Shouami · Edo
Kyo-Shoami School
Edo
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Yamashiro
15 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 a return, please contact us within 7 days of the item's arrival. If specification changes such as dimensions were made at the customer's request, a return cannot be accepted. Shipping and transfer fees are the customer's responsibility.
This is a round iron tsuba made by Kyo-Shoami school during the Edo period. It features an openwork design with Kinobori/Kebori carving and gold inlay, depicting a water gate and autumn grass. The tsuba has a contoured Kaku-mimi rim and both Hits-ana punches.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京正阿弥）
NihontoWatchBETAmumei · Kyo-Shouami · Edo
Kyo-Shoami School
Edo
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
Iron-tsuba · Yamashiro
15 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 a return, please contact us within 7 days of the item's arrival. If specification changes such as dimensions were made at the customer's request, a return cannot be accepted. Shipping and transfer fees are the customer's responsibility.
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