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I Know Nothing : The School, The Design, The Age.....


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Hi Tosogu experts,

 

I purchased a Tsuba today without knowing nothing....

 

Metal : iron with a copper insert at one hitsu ana level.

Size: 82 mm X 80 mm

 

What is the design of the two large hitsu ana (Baskets?)

 

It looks quite old but is to really beginning of Edo ?

 

What is the reason for the copper insert ? Is it part of the design?

 

All views on this Tsuba are warmly welcome.

 

Thank you

 

 

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This topic tittle reminds me John Snow :glee:

 

By the way, the design is called for some specialist a momo sukashi (peach), and for others, a efugo sukashi (wickerwork).

 

This seems a tôshô tsuba style.. but I'm not sure. I found some similar one but better quality of Surface and design on the circle of the master Umetada Tadatsune, about mid Edo Period. Maybe yours is form first years of XVII century? I don't know for sure.

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Thank you "SalaMarcos" for your interest.

 

Nevertheless, sorry to desagree on your assessment.

 

Efugo being " basket" in Japanese, as the design apparently looks much more as a fan (jigami) I doubt it can be described as efugo sukashi.....

 

Having the tsuba in hands, I can garantee it is not "tosho" as the mimi is not as thin a tosho tsuba should be....

 

Thank you again....

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