Teimei Posted February 14, 2014 Report Posted February 14, 2014 Hello, i bought a tsuba about 2 years ago that has a kao. From what i know a kao is like a personal seal of a artisan. Has anybody a clue what artisan or school used this particular one, or is it just a part of the decoration? Thanks in advance, Quote
Stephen Posted February 14, 2014 Report Posted February 14, 2014 Really like the tsuba, dont think its a Kao, more like a plaque, someone will let us knowwhat it means. Quote
Teimei Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Posted February 14, 2014 Really like the tsuba, dont think its a Kao, more like a plaque, someone will let us knowwhat it means. Mmmh... maybe the name of the shop where they sold the tsuba originally? Something like a trademark? Quote
cabowen Posted February 14, 2014 Report Posted February 14, 2014 It almost looks like an old Japanese coin....search "ichibu gin".... Quote
Teimei Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Posted February 14, 2014 It almost looks like an old Japanese coin....search "ichibu gin".... Does not look too different! Maybe the motif is about traveling the Tokaido or something because these kind of coins were quite popular among people who were travelling over long periods of time. (easy to hide etc.) Okay so it is no Kao but a part of the design of the tsuba, thanks for enlightening me Chris ! http://www.google.de/imgres?sa=X&hl=de& ... CHIQrQMwCQ Quote
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