This is a Momoyama period tsuba by the Ko-Shoami school. It features a sukashi (openwork) design with inlaid colored enamels depicting the four seasons. The tsuba is made of shibuichi and has a unique texture developed over 500 years.
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Ko-Shoami School
Momoyama
Iron-tsuba
The Ko-Shōami (Old Shōami) represent a collective of specialist tsuba makers active in Kyōto from the middle through the late Muromachi period, extending into the Momoyama era. The prevailing scholarly view holds that these artisans originally worked as general tōsōgu craftsmen before becoming specialized tsuba makers. Unlike other major schools of the period, Ko-Shōami works lack widely celebrated individual masterpieces, and attributions typically reference the group name rather than specific hands. Learn more →
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
For one-of-a-kind items such as swords, sword fittings, and antiques, please contact us about a return within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back within 8 days. Refunds are issued the same day the returned item arrives.
This is a Momoyama period tsuba by the Ko-Shoami school. It features a sukashi (openwork) design with inlaid colored enamels depicting the four seasons. The tsuba is made of shibuichi and has a unique texture developed over 500 years.
NihontoWatchBETAKo-Shoami School
Momoyama
Iron-tsuba
The Ko-Shōami (Old Shōami) represent a collective of specialist tsuba makers active in Kyōto from the middle through the late Muromachi period, extending into the Momoyama era. The prevailing scholarly view holds that these artisans originally worked as general tōsōgu craftsmen before becoming specialized tsuba makers. Unlike other major schools of the period, Ko-Shōami works lack widely celebrated individual masterpieces, and attributions typically reference the group name rather than specific hands. Learn more →
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
For one-of-a-kind items such as swords, sword fittings, and antiques, please contact us about a return within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back within 8 days. Refunds are issued the same day the returned item arrives.
