kissakai Posted June 19, 2014 Report Posted June 19, 2014 I bought this tsuba from a MNB member a few days ago and struggling with the full mei With some help it appears that one side is Minamoto 源 Masahisa 正久 The opposite side has me stumped Maybe 大釦夂 Literal translations Big Button!!!!!!!! Late or some reference to winter? The last kanji maybe友 = Friend A mokune tsuba made by a swordsmith between 1700 – 1800 I would welcome any help Grev UK Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted June 19, 2014 Report Posted June 19, 2014 Just taking a wild guess here Yamato Shi/Uji 大和氏 http://www2.harimaya.com/sengoku/html/s_yamato.html Quote
kissakai Posted June 19, 2014 Author Report Posted June 19, 2014 Hi Piers The seller thought it may be Yamashiro Grev Quote
hxv Posted June 19, 2014 Report Posted June 19, 2014 Grev, I think Piers is correct. It looks like Yamato, not Yamashiro as I thought. Regards, Hoanh Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted June 22, 2014 Report Posted June 22, 2014 My NBTHK Sensei had a look at this on the iPhone and said typical tsuba of Katana Kaji. The very precise edges of the Nakago-hitsu tells him Bakumatsu. The Mei writing in question is Yamato no Suke. He then looked it up in the Meikan and found this swordsmith living in Akatsu, working in Bunka Nenkan, 1810s, in Shimotsuke. Quote
kissakai Posted June 22, 2014 Author Report Posted June 22, 2014 Thanks Piers for taking the time to ask your sensei Grev UK Quote
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