Lance Posted August 20, 2012 Report Posted August 20, 2012 I have a tsuba I've been puzzling over that I was hoping for some assistance with: It's a round larg (ish) thin plate like a tosho tsuba with a very small taper towards the edge, in hand the taper is barely noticeable compared to pictures Hitsu-ana size and shape looks original, like what I've seen on older tosho tsuba as well and overall I'd guess Momoyama period. Thing is, most tosho or armorer tsuba I've seen and have/had in my collection used small sukashi designs, with some small or abstract designs like Heianjo or Onin. This one has multi metal soft inlays and a sage sitting on a log, fishing under trees/bamboo with distant mountains on the reverse. It's signed but very worn as is the tsuba in general, I tried some close ups and copying (poorly) parts of the mei I could see, attached pics below. I'd be grateful if someone can translate it or can see something in the mei familiar enough to point me in the right direction? Measurements 3 1/4 inch or 8.255 cm wide 3/16 inch or 4.7625 mm thickness at rim Thank you in advance for your time, Lance Quote
Lance Posted August 20, 2012 Author Report Posted August 20, 2012 Thank you Morita-san. I wasn't thinking Shoami due to reading their early tsuba weren't signed, and I thought this one was older. Best Regards, Lance Quote
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