This is a Kyo-Shoami school tsuba featuring a round shape (marugata) made of iron (tetsuji) with openwork (jisukashi) and silver nunomezogan inlay. It has kakumimikoniku and ryouhitsuana. The Shoami school prospered from the Muromachi to late Edo period, with Kyo-Shoami referring to pieces from the Momoyama and Edo periods, centered in Kyoto and widely distributed throughout Japan.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京正阿弥）
NihontoWatchShoami · Edo
Iron-tsuba · Yamashiro
14 pieces on the market now
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 siteReturns/exchanges/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
¥100,000
This is a Kyo-Shoami school tsuba featuring a round shape (marugata) made of iron (tetsuji) with openwork (jisukashi) and silver nunomezogan inlay. It has kakumimikoniku and ryouhitsuana. The Shoami school prospered from the Muromachi to late Edo period, with Kyo-Shoami referring to pieces from the Momoyama and Edo periods, centered in Kyoto and widely distributed throughout Japan.
Certificate reading — 無銘（京正阿弥）
NihontoWatchShoami · Edo
Iron-tsuba · Yamashiro
14 pieces on the market now
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 siteReturns/exchanges/cancellations not accepted after shipment except for significant defects; if defective, return/exchange possible within 3 days of arrival (return shipping paid by customer).
¥100,000
