Help with two difficult Tsuba Mei

[suketaka]

Hello at all,

 

after few years reading here i need your help.

In my near nobody can help me with this.

 

First Tsuba is a Shibuichi piece with a big ShiShi on top. Some people

tell me the signature is to read: Gasan Terutaka

a maker from Mito in Hitachi, student of Omori school. Maybe right???

 

The other, more difficult, is a iron piece with a very good steel and cutting, a dragon in waves.

There is a tiny Mei - some people say it can mean "Domo Hori" like

respectfully careved.....

Other people can not read it but say this Tsuba looks like Seriyuken Eiju made it because

the dragons face look like its sometimes made?

 

I hope somebody can help me an I look forward to your answers.

 

Regards

 

Michael

[John A Stuart]

The first one is definitely Gassan Terutaka, Mito, Omori-ryu. John

[John A Stuart]

The second, although a dragon maybe Tetsugendo style, does not match his flowing sosho script of his mei. John

[suketaka]

Hello John,

 

then it is right with the Gassan Tsuba. I´m not sure about it because two

of this Gassan-like Kanji are inside the signature.

 

But nobody can help with the other Mei???

 

 

 

Michael

[John A Stuart]

Hi Michael, The first tsuba I can only affirm as reading as such. I have no reference to this smith's mei, although many others of the Omori school with the 'Teru' nanori. The second I can't read at all, but, doesn't match the signature of the smith to which you refer. Not much help I know, perhaps others may have references better than mine. John

[Nobody]

I am not 100 % sure, but ”峩山” on the first tsuba more likely reads Gazan.

That could be his art name.

[John A Stuart]

Yes, Mistake on my part. Haynes lists Terutaka with the 峨山 Gasan whilst the tsuba has the 峩山 Gasan. I shouldn't have written Gassan with the two s's as that is 月山. I still have no access to an example of the mei of the Omori Terutaka to see if he used one or the other kanji for 'ga'. John

[suketaka]

Dear fellow members,

 

i want to come back to this topic after many years.

 

Meanwhile we all get more knowing about Kodogu.

 

The first Mei (Dragon Tsuba) is still not translated!

 

Maybe an new try!

 

Thank you

 

Michael

[peterd]

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[kyushukairu]

Hello Michael, the last character is definitely 彫 'carved (by)' and the penultimate character looks to be 民 which is probably the last character of the artist's name