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Any Ideas About Motif And Mei Of Heianjo Tsuba?


zanilu

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 Dear NMB members

 
Here is another tsuba I have recently acquired (dimension 75 mm x 75 mm, 4.2 mm thick).
 
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I have to yet to start studying it deeply, but my first guess is Early Edo Heianjo Zogan. At the moment what is puzzling me the most are the meaning of the two sukashi bars on the left of the nakago-ana and the mei.
 
The only similar sukashi decoration I was able to find is referred to as nibiki i.e. rising mist bands. The references I found are in the  
A.Z. Freeman and the Phyllis Sharpe Memorial collections pieces number 11 and 33 (
 
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The main difference is in the width of the sukashi. Thin in my case, wider with rounded ends in the references. 
 
The mei is difficult to read. The bottom strokes seems to me like the top part of saku (作) the rest I can not make out.
 
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Any help, from all of you, on both decoration motif and mei are the most welcome.
 
Best Regards
Luca
 
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Ciao Luca,
I've found paired vertical slits sukashi referred as 霞文 - kasumi-mon (mist), or 楷棒 - kaibō (the meaning should just be sticks) in NBTHK papers. On the tsuba found in the book "Tsuba no Bi" the sukashi is referred as 定規 -  jōgi (rulers). Just take the explanation you like more...

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The mei could be X重作 - (...)shige saku
Mauro

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  • 5 months later...

Hi Zanilu, I would like to know if Hira zogan was employed by heianjo as well as Yoshiro school in Kaga. I have some with taka zogan which tempts me to think onin and heianjo. The openwork leads me to kaga yoshiro however it is only speculated around 1600 when he relocated there. The design/inlay is classic Yoshiro. At least as far as MY research as led me. Ed F

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Hi Zanilu, I will post a photo but after reading Haynes (Aesthetic Study), and previous posts on this site i'm confused. Give me some time to learn how to upload and i'll send. I am attempting to determine the same thing, pls be patient crazy schedule not sure i can help.

Respectfully, EdF

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