How about this?

[Henry Wilson]

Can anyone help me with this tsuba?

 

http://www.finesword.co.jp/sale/kodougu/htm/0704/614/614.htm

 

The best I can do with the mei is 栄寿 translates to Eiju and the only reference to such a person is from the Akasaka line (Yondai mon). I think I am wrong and any help or comments would be greatly appreciated.

[Nobody]

There are some explanations about Seiryuken Eiju on the following web pages. They are written in Japanese, but I think that you have a personal translater.

 

http://nihontou.jp/choice03/tousougu/tu ... 72/172.htm

http://auction.jp.msn.com/item/78020096

[Brian]

Henry,

How about searching our own forum here for info :D

We are building up a nice mine of info here going back a while now.

 

Try this: http://militaria.co.za/nihontomessagebo ... light=eiju

 

Take a look at the second pic posted by Mikolaj (Yogoro)

Has clear similarities to the one you posted.

My Eiju is not great condition, but the iron looks good quality.

There was a Seiryuken Eiju tsuba that closed recently on eBay..I think it went for around $550, and was his typical dragon theme.

 

Regards,

Brian

[yogoro]

Hi Hennry !

Brian have right .This mei is Seiryuken Eiju

In my collection is similar tsuba.

http://www.yogoro.org/album%20tsub/Kao1/index.html

[Ford Hallam]

Hi Fella's

 

the design if anyone's interested, is that of a "kanmuri", a Shinto priests hat'

Like this one.

 

regards, Ford.

[Henry Wilson]

Thanks everyone and sorry Brian I should have search. The kao was familar and it did not occur to me at the time to do a search.

 

Testugendo school is not listed much in the Koza. Is there a reason for that?