Tsuba with NTBK (?) certificate

[andreYes]

I've got a tsuba. It came with a strange paper, called NTBK certificate. According it, this tsuba is made by Yoshishige (from Myochin school) during Momoyama Era. Can it be truth? What do you think about it?

 

 

 

 

[Bugyotsuji]

Nihon Tosougu Kenkyukai, so NTK, NTKKK (?)

 

If you don't like the tsuba, I would be willing to take it for you...

[Nobody]

There are papers of 日本刀装具研究会 (Nihon Toso-gu Kenkyu-kai) and 日本刀装武具研究会 (Nihon Toso-Bu-gu Kenkyu-kai). I do not know if they are different groups or only a poor typo.

 

See the middle of the page below.

http://tsuba.jyuluck-do.com/JapaneseCertificates.html

[Bugyotsuji]

Oops, I fell straight into the trap. Wow, they are difficult to tell apart, aren't they!!! Thanks for the link, Moriyama san. Tricky, tricky, tricky...

 

Note to self: Check every character twice, and then double check that. 'Double-check Dubceck' they call him. 石橋を叩いて渡る　Look before you leap. (?)

[Bungo]

これは"日本刀装武具研究会"となっている。

1つ上の"日本刀装具研究会"の鑑定書と瓜二つだが、違う機関なのか？

それとも、書く時に"武"の字を間違って入れてしまったのか？

後者だとすれば、かなりお粗末だが。

 

what does that mean ?

 

especially these words...........粗末

sound like " bad ", " rough " ?

 

 

milt

[Bugyotsuji]

As you say above, Milt.

 

"If it is the case that an extra letter found its way in there 'by mistake' then the whole thing must be pretty shoddy/untrustworthy/casual/careless", etc.

[andreYes]

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If you don't like the tsuba, I would be willing to take it for you...

No, no, no I like it. Even if this certificate is false.

 

 

I'm just trying to understand if it is really the Momoyama Era. I've found a similar certificate here and I've understood that not each certificate can be trusted...

 

Besides, I haven't found any information about Yoshishige...

[andreYes]

One more question about this tsuba:

according to its certificate it's a Myochin school.

Today I've found a similar tsuba. This tsuba is indicated there as "Kyo-tsukashi".

I'm trying to understand... As I know, kyo-sukashi is a style and myochin is a school. So could a tsuba had been made by a craftsman from myochin school in kyo-sukashi style?