NihontoWatchNihontoWatchTetsu-ji sumikiri mokko-gata kebori kosukashi kaku-mimi A large and interesting work with characters and cherry blossoms in kosukashi on a tetsu-ji base finished with tate-yasuri. The tetsu-kitae is good and robust; it is a tsuba that I believe was likely used on a long uchigatana. In an otoshi-kiribako.
NihontoWatchOffered by Samurai Nippon
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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.
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¥88,000