This is a small iron tsuba by Aizu Shoami from the late Edo period, featuring an elegant design of butterflies, peonies, and karashishi (Chinese lions) using suemon-zogan and iroe techniques. The three-dimensional peonies are crafted with silver and gold iroe, while the powerful karashishi are rendered in high-relief carving. The excellent condition and sophisticated composition highlight the refined aesthetics and advanced metalworking skills of Aizu Shoami.
NihontoWatchmumei · Aizu Shoami · Edo
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.
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¥187,000
