This is a large, round iron tsuba featuring an openwork design of a pine tree, attributed to the Shoami school. The design skillfully incorporates the tree's trunk and branches into the tsuba's structure, with fine details of pine needles and bark. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Tosogu certificate and dates from the early to mid-Edo period.
NihontoWatchmumei · Shoami · Edo
Bizen
1 piece 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 accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
¥220,000
This is a large, round iron tsuba featuring an openwork design of a pine tree, attributed to the Shoami school. The design skillfully incorporates the tree's trunk and branches into the tsuba's structure, with fine details of pine needles and bark. It comes with an NBTHK Hozon Tosogu certificate and dates from the early to mid-Edo period.
NihontoWatchmumei · Shoami · Edo
Bizen
1 piece 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 accepted within 3 days of delivery for defective items or significant discrepancies; customer bears return shipping and bank fees.
¥220,000
