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Hi, This fuchi Kashira is to be sold at € 400 ($ 480) + shipping & Paypal Fees Material: Shibuichi with shakudo, copper, gold inlays Dimension of the Kashira : 3,5 cm * 1,7 cm Dimension of the Fuchi: 3,7 cm * 2,1 cm Signature : Hiro Yoshi + Kao ( 弘義 ) - Haynes H 1449.0 Hiro Yoshi is from the Murakawa Family and belang to the Mito school. He was a student of Uchikoshi Hirotoshi and died in 1841 or 1842. The Hakogaki (box) says: Gift of Masami to Hiroshi for his 20th year old birthday. Please PM if any interest

Thank you Björn , John and Charles for your comments. In fact this design of a tiger under the rain is quite common in the Tanaka school. Another exemple has been sold in Bonhams ( Edward Wrangham Collection) with almost the same feeling... :https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20555/lot/20/

Hi , another Tanaka tsuba signed Kageharu (景春 ), I have recently purchased. Referenced in Haynes (H2340) describing him as a student of Tanaka Toshikage . I found another tsuba by him on the web : https://blog.goo.ne.jp/tsuba_001/e/16440e9a2b9d7ddb9063fa7ef976c9ed All commenst are more than welcome

Brian , you tease me ! isn't it an owl ? I have found on web site: In Japan, owls bring luck and offer protection from suffering. The reason can be found in the Japanese name for owl, Fukuro フクロウ (梟), which can be written in different sets of characters: One with the meaning of luck (福 fuku, luck; 来ku, to come; 郎 ro suffix used in boys' names), and the other as protection from hardship (不 fu, no, 苦労 kurou suffering/hardship). Through this play on words, owls have attained different attributions and have become popular as engimono (縁起物) (Japanese for lucky charms). Some people believe that the different colours and shapes of owls have different influences on the type of power and luck.

Hi, let me submit to your sagacity this tsuba I recently adquired and signed Kiyotoshi - 清壽. I didn' find a tosogu with this exact signature as Tanaka Kiyotoshi used to sign many ways . Do you think it is gimei ? Thank you

Similar one without inlays but same topic. Not as nice as yours ....School unknown.....

another interesting one (Bushu) : http://world.seiyudo.com/product/tu-041220/

I thought mine was Aizu Shoami....

very nice indeed. Is this kozuka mumei?

For my education,I would be interested in knowing which one are considered being overpaid and which one are considered as a good deal from the buyer perspective?

Results have been published:https://www.tessier-sarrou.com/catalogue/113434?

pure plain silver

my new one very much scratched

Thanks Curran. This is the conclusion I was afraid to come before reading your appraisal.

Thank you Jonathan and Kirk, Kyoya Akinobu sounds a litlle bit weird. There is an "Akinobu" in Haynes under reference H00050.0. But there is no mention of a family name being Kyoya. .... I'll wait for more NMB insight if any ! Thank you again

Hi, I have difficulties to read this signature . I suceeded to find 明信 But how to read these kanji : AKINOBU ? And what about the two first Kanji (Family name)? Thank you for your help

Hi Bob, I found your kozuka in the H. Seymour Trower catalog under reference 1627, but without illustration.

Noh mask ans music instruments..... in line withe Dale's tanto tsuba

For the N° 33 design of a koto , a description in the "Token Bijutsu - october 1999" states that it is a reference to the necessity for gentlemanly flexibility.

A great thank you to both of you.... Both Suke Mitsu and Yuzo sound very much as great names for kinko artists.

Hi, I have a nogawa shop bronze vase signed 祐三 祐 can be read Suke or Suku yu and 三 can be read either San , Zo or MI(tsu) Can you help me in translating this signature ( Suke Mitsu ?) Thank you Bruno

This tsuba design is of Chokwaro sennin . According to a Japanese legend Chokwaro sennin (Chinese sage) could summon the magic horse out of his gourd to be transported wherever he wanted. The tsuba itself is of poor quality (Shoami school).