This is a tsuba featuring a 'Mitsu-ura' sukashi design, attributed to Hayashi. Made in Higo province during the mid-Edo period, it depicts fishing nets dried on the beach, a motif favored by Hayashi 2nd generation Shigemitsu. The iron plate has a deep black color and a subtle luster, with finely continuous net lines and sharp, clear openwork.
NihontoWatch
Hayashi
Edo
Higo
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
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 siteIf, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.
This is a tsuba featuring a 'Mitsu-ura' sukashi design, attributed to Hayashi. Made in Higo province during the mid-Edo period, it depicts fishing nets dried on the beach, a motif favored by Hayashi 2nd generation Shigemitsu. The iron plate has a deep black color and a subtle luster, with finely continuous net lines and sharp, clear openwork.
NihontoWatchHayashi
Edo
Higo
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
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 siteIf, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.