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Can Anyone Shed Any Light On This Tsuba And Menuki?


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They both belong to the same koshirae but I wondered if any of you knowledgeable folk could shed any light on them? Anything at all really. The tsuba looks like a wave pattern/design, no idea why the side holes would have been plugged up in such a way. The menuki look possibly like some kind of buddhist symbol or possibly family crest? Any insights gratefully received.

 

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I believe the menuki are a Japanese Mon (family crest). I suspect the tsuba hitsu-ana were plugged when the tsuba or the entire sword mounts were converted to handachi style. Just a guess. Others will give better responses.

 

Rich

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Hi,

 

The menuki represent three Tomoe mon and can be found commonly on (Buddhist) temples all over Japan. There also a couple of families who used the Tomoe mon.

 

Your tsuba reminds me of Choshu, Bushu or Echizen craftsmanship; I would date it to middle until late Edo period. I agree with Rich regarding the plugging. This was a rather common practice which can be seen on many tsuba.

 

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Chris

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