This is a pigeon-themed tsuba signed by Isshu, made in August of Tenpo 2 (1831). It features a round iron plate with sukashi (openwork) carving and a slightly rounded rim. The tsuba measures approximately 6.44cm in height, 5.14cm in width, and 0.6cm in thickness, and comes with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu certification.
NihontoWatch
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 site
¥450,000
This is a pigeon-themed tsuba signed by Isshu, made in August of Tenpo 2 (1831). It features a round iron plate with sukashi (openwork) carving and a slightly rounded rim. The tsuba measures approximately 6.44cm in height, 5.14cm in width, and 0.6cm in thickness, and comes with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu certification.
NihontoWatchCertifies 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 site¥450,000
