This is a tsuba by Yoshioka Inabanosuke Sayu from the Edo era, featuring a Hanagashira-sukashi design. It is made of shakudo nanako-ji with kage-sukashi and kaku-mimi koniku nanako-ji kin-e. The tsuba comes with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers and is presented in a paulownia wood box.
NihontoWatchEdo
Nagato
A Hozon-certified fitting of notably superior craftsmanship and condition, often with signature or workmanship of high reference 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 siteNo cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
This is a tsuba by Yoshioka Inabanosuke Sayu from the Edo era, featuring a Hanagashira-sukashi design. It is made of shakudo nanako-ji with kage-sukashi and kaku-mimi koniku nanako-ji kin-e. The tsuba comes with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers and is presented in a paulownia wood box.
NihontoWatchEdo
Nagato
A Hozon-certified fitting of notably superior craftsmanship and condition, often with signature or workmanship of high reference 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 siteNo cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
