Kurikata

Thank you Moriyama san. Once again no link at all between the box and the kozuka in it....

Simon, Hoan Sadanaga is listed in Haynes under reference H 07749.0 and its is mentioned a similar tsuba sold at Christies Auction in London (Nov. 15 1993) under N° 481 . Good luck for your research

Any help on this sticker translation would be much more than appreciated. Thank you in advance Bruno

As Jean explained - Very common tsuba....

completed with a same topic kozuka.....

Please refer to this thread:

One of my prefererd moon tsuba, on both sides....

and what about a 12 petal Kiku tsuba ?

My last Moon tsuba...

as a french citizen.... frogs naturally are topic I enjoy

Similarities?

Thank you Piers! I have just adquire these two books with such nice pictures....

Could you please decypher those 2 books titles on tsuba, for me ? Thank you in advance.

Thank you so much Moriyama San. For european collectors each time we think we progress, each time we discover that Japanese culture is far from being tamed for us. A great thank you again

Thank you so much Steve for your swift answer!

Can you help me in providing who signed this kozuka from the Goto School ?

My guess is that this tsuba is from the Awa Shoami school. Do tou share the same opinion ? Thank you

Thank you Dale, I have not the tsuba in hands for the time being but the auction description is: The shakudo tsuba of nade-kakugata shape, with a kozuka hitsu-ana, the nakago-ana with some suaka sekigane, bearing a masterful nanako ground, finely worked in iro-e takazogan of gold, suaka, and shakudo, depicting a priest performing the oni-yarai ceremony, a Shinto ritual for driving out evil spirits. The prancing priest is shown flinging fukumame (lucky beans) at the oni, who stumbles and falls on his back, two cranes fly high above. The reverse with a setting sun, marking the day before the beginning of spring, Setsubun, a talisman with various charms to the bottom. HEIGHT 7.1 cm, LENGTH 6.5 cm WEIGHT 120.5 g Thank you for your interest!

Same topic: https://www.lempertz...suba-edo-period.html

Difficult question isn't it ?

Similar one: https://www.czernys.com/a-137/?o=108281

I purchased this tsuba yesterday at a european auction. I liked the design, the topic , the legend, etc... I have no idea about any influence or school ? Should you have a clue please help me! Thank you.

This tsuba shows similarities with an Iwamoto school tsuba to me. Very nice indeed!

Aren't they cute ?