This is an unsigned Tosho tsuba attributed to the Tosho school. It features a round shape, iron ground, tsuchime-ji hammered surface, and ko-sukashi openwork. The tsuba has well-contoured round mimi edge and both hitsu-ana punches one is filled by gold, dating to the Momoyama to early Edo period.
Certificate reading — 無銘（刀匠）
NihontoWatchmumei · Muromachi
Tosho School
Muromachi
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Tosho-Katchushi
19 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 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 an unsigned Tosho tsuba attributed to the Tosho school. It features a round shape, iron ground, tsuchime-ji hammered surface, and ko-sukashi openwork. The tsuba has well-contoured round mimi edge and both hitsu-ana punches one is filled by gold, dating to the Momoyama to early Edo period.
Certificate reading — 無銘（刀匠）
NihontoWatchmumei · Muromachi
Tosho School
Muromachi
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Tosho-Katchushi
19 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 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.
