NihontoWatchNihontoWatchTsunesada, who followed the lineage of the Sendai metalworker Shibuya family, studied under Kikuchi Tsunekatsu in Edo and possessed high skill, being permitted the Kikuchi surname and later changing his mei to Tsunesada. This tsuba featuring a design of a shishi, a subject he excelled at, is a work overflowing with a sense of power despite being expressed through senkoku. Finishing a high-quality shibuichi-ji in a minute ishime-ji, he uses katakiribori rich in variations of strength and weakness to depict a shishi that has pushed its cub into the bottom of a valley. The appearance of the steep rocky area is vivid due to the strongly cut tagane, and the expression of the shishi is brought to life with delicate senkoku. The botan on the ura side is also a work that makes one feel a high-class, gorgeous color through its delicate horikuchi.
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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.
¥300,000