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Description

This is an iron tsuba from the Edo Period, attributed to the Washida school. It features a rounded-square shape decorated with a paulownia crest and arabesque design, executed using sukisage-bori, kebori, and inlay techniques. The tsuba comes with an NBTHK Hozon Tosogu Certificate.

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Tsuba: Mumei (Washida) - Paulownia Crest and Arabesque Design (NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)

mumei · Washida · Edo

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Measurements & details
Era

Edo

Signature

Unsigned

Papers

Hozon (NBTHK)

Description

This is an iron tsuba from the Edo Period, attributed to the Washida school. It features a rounded-square shape decorated with a paulownia crest and arabesque design, executed using sukisage-bori, kebori, and inlay techniques. The tsuba comes with an NBTHK Hozon Tosogu Certificate.

NBTHK Certificate
Hozon Tōsōgu保存刀装具
Fitting Worthy of Preservation
›

Certifies a genuine fitting worth preserving: a correct signature, or, if unsigned, an identifiable era and school, with recognized artistic and craft value.

About the NBTHK›

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→
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Description

This is an iron tsuba from the Edo Period, attributed to the Washida school. It features a rounded-square shape decorated with a paulownia crest and arabesque design, executed using sukisage-bori, kebori, and inlay techniques. The tsuba comes with an NBTHK Hozon Tosogu Certificate.

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Fittings›Washida›Tsuba: Mumei (Washida) - Paulownia Crest and Arabesque Design (NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)
tsubaHozon

Tsuba: Mumei (Washida) - Paulownia Crest and Arabesque Design (NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)

mumei · Washida · Edo

Price on request
Starting bid
View auction →
TsubaHozon
Could you name the smith from the blade alone? Today’s kantei →
Tsuba: Mumei (Washida) - Paulownia Crest and Arabesque Design (NBTHK Hozon Tosogu) — 1 of 2
Tsuba: Mumei (Washida) - Paulownia Crest and Arabesque Design (NBTHK Hozon Tosogu) — 2 of 2
1 / 2
1 / 2
Tsuba: Mumei (Washida) - Paulownia Crest and Arabesque Design (NBTHK Hozon Tosogu) — 1 of 2Tsuba: Mumei (Washida) - Paulownia Crest and Arabesque Design (NBTHK Hozon Tosogu) — 2 of 2
TsubaHozon
Could you name the smith from the blade alone? Today’s kantei →
Measurements & details
Era

Edo

Signature

Unsigned

Papers

Hozon (NBTHK)

Description

This is an iron tsuba from the Edo Period, attributed to the Washida school. It features a rounded-square shape decorated with a paulownia crest and arabesque design, executed using sukisage-bori, kebori, and inlay techniques. The tsuba comes with an NBTHK Hozon Tosogu Certificate.

NBTHK Certificate
Hozon Tōsōgu保存刀装具
Fitting Worthy of Preservation
›

Certifies a genuine fitting worth preserving: a correct signature, or, if unsigned, an identifiable era and school, with recognized artistic and craft value.

About the NBTHK›

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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Return policy

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