This is an oval iron tsuba featuring a cuckoo against a full moon design. It is signed Bamen Tsunemasa with a seal. The tsuba has an openwork carving in the Sukisage style and a slightly contoured square mimi edge.
Certificate reading — 銘 松山住森行
NihontoWatchmei · Bamen · Edo
Bamen Tsunemasa
Edo
Signed
Hozon
Katchushi · Echizen
5 pieces on the market now
Katchushi · Echizen
5 pieces on the market now
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Bamen Tsunemasa馬面序政 | — | 0 |
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 an oval iron tsuba featuring a cuckoo against a full moon design. It is signed Bamen Tsunemasa with a seal. The tsuba has an openwork carving in the Sukisage style and a slightly contoured square mimi edge.
Certificate reading — 銘 松山住森行
NihontoWatchmei · Bamen · Edo
Bamen Tsunemasa
Edo
Signed
Hozon
Katchushi · Echizen
5 pieces on the market now
Katchushi · Echizen
5 pieces on the market now
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Bamen Tsunemasa馬面序政 | — | 0 |
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.
