Kurikata

https://www.jameelce...ion/921/object/20958

6 legs anyway

One also purchased on Grey's website with the manji 卍.

Thank you so much Arnaud! King of East ! If someone has some information on a tale related to this King, please tell me who he is! Anyway, might be : Jikokuten (持國天), or Dhṛtarāṣṭra in Sanskrit, is a guardian deity with fierce expression that protects the east of Buddha's realm. He is associated with the color white. In China, he is regarded as being harmonious and compassionate, using his pipa to play music in order to convert others to Buddhism. In Japan, his statues mostly carry a sword. He is also the leader of the Gandharvas, the celestial musicians and messengers. His name means "he who upholds the realm/nation."

Hi Jake I definitively recognize the O Kanji for King or Emperor. But what is the other one ?

Thank you Moriyama San! I still do not find any tsubako with this name in my books. Probably a second league artist at the end of Edo erea.

Thank you very much Geraint and Andi for your help!

Hi, Do you know if these Kanji have a meaning (Certainly yes but which ones)? Thank you

Hi NMB friends, 10 years later I still do not have any real answer to this signature translation... 涼晴齋 is definitively not Kiyo Haru Sai but should someone can help me, I would highly appreciate. Thank you for your help

Weasel, Badger ? .... and Tanuki?

Hi Dan, one of mine similar in shape with yours.....

ICHI SAI is the other name of Yoshiyuki (Haynes 12311) who worked around 1800.

https://www.drouot.com/lots/26307234

Thank you Mauro, in fact shinshu plate with a strong shakudo fukurin would lead to Akita Shoami. Why not....

Hi NMB friends, I made some research on this tsuba I baught some months ago but didn't find any similar one to attach it at a school. Due to the tsuba shape, metal and the topic "Ume" I would consider this tsuba having some Umetada school influence . Can you please give me your views ? Thank you in advance

One abalone shell tsuba of mine signed Akao Yoshitsugu . Kinai and Aka o schools where using almost the same designs...

Thank you Curran for this extremely interesting information. I read in the Wikipedia description: The name refers to the fact that the tip of the chili pepper (唐辛子, tōgarashi) looks like the lion (獅子, shishi) head; in Japanese, it is often abbreviated as shishitō.[2] As a consequence would it be a way to show a ShiShi dog on this kozuka in the way of a rebus? Japanese culture brings so many topics of interests!

I probably had to put this thread in the Tosogu section. Please Brian, can you move it ?

I have purchased this kozuka recently at an auction in Austria due to the rare topic of a chili pepper (I did not know that Japanese where using chili peper in their cooking) This kozuka is mumei and I have really no information on a specific school. Should you have some clues, they are much more than welcome.

Annother large mimi tsuba to be sold at JG Auctions in London next week

Hi Jay, 赤城軒元孚 is referenced in Haynes as H 06004.0 / H 06005.0 / H 06006.0 / H 06007.0 this artist has been discussed in this thread:

Hi, Having a look at some websites, I would consider two different companies or workshops, one dedicated to metal artefacts and the other one to pottery. But I might be wrong.

As usual both of you are a great help to me ! Very deep thank you to you! I join a picture of the vase....

Hi, I appreciate your help in translating this meiji vase signature