Kurikata

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 ?

One of my mokume kozuka ....

A tsuba I wish to have in my collection....

Bump

At least there are no custom taxes for european collectors when purchasing at Zacke or Czerny's.... american or british auction houses have lost their continental european buyers...

Surprisingly more than half tosogu have been kept unsold. Why? Some doubts about their origin ? Most of them gimei ?

Good try Steve from my own perpective. Thank you so much Bruno

Any help on kanji transcription would be more than highly appreciated. Thank you

I 'll never stop laughing visiting Ebay from time to time...

Some explanations there: https://www.samuraim...-samurai-sword-k-12/

Thank you Moriyama San, do you mean it is the signature of the artist having made this kozuka ? There is one Norishige with these Kanji in Haynes ( H 07394.0) from the Hamano school.