Matsukawabishi Mon in Shoami Tsuba

[Kurikata]

Hi,

 

I purchased this Shoami Tsuba some while ago (Tsunami design) with Matsukawabishi mon hitsu ana. I discovered on web sites several other exemples ... Do you know if this style corresponds to Shoami school exclusively ? Is it a sign that these tsubas where made for a specific clan and which one ?

 

Thank you for you views on this

[Stephen]

what ever happened to good ol jpg files?

[raven2]

It looks to me like the hitsuana are a later addition.

[Michael 101]

Hi Bruno,

 

I can confirm that the mon is not restricted to the shoami school - I can recall Ko Akasaka (mon with the axe) and Owari as well as Nobuiye examples.

 

Kindest regards

 

Michael

[Curran]

Hirata

[Brian]

For those who do not want to install Office to view them...

Brian

[Kurikata]

Thank you Stephen and Brian to make me know that all NBM members not have to be Microsoft addicts

 

Thank you Currran for your marvelous exemple too.

 

In fact I found a daisho pair on the Web with such Hitsu Ana mentioned as Kyo Sukashi...

 

Was it fashionbable to have such Tsuba at a time, was it for a spectific family?

[Soshin]

Was it fashionbable to have such Tsuba at a time, was it for a spectific family?

 

Hi Bruno P.,

 

I did some research about this design. Here is a quote from my website where I discuss a NBTHK Hozon paper Owari sukashi tsuba with this design.

The positive openwork design (ji-sukashi 地透) is referred to as (hidari migi ni gai bishi 左右二蓋菱). This design was commonly used as a family crests (kamon家紋) in fabric designs of clothes, flags, tents, and equipment during the Warring States Period (sengoku-jidai 戦国時代). This family crest was used by the Ogasawara clan (小笠原氏) during this historical period.

Likely the design itself predates the Warring States Period. For a full write up about this Owari tsuba please follow this link: http://www.tsubaotaku.com/#!gallery2/c5om. It is the last tsuba on the webpage. Attached is a small image of the Owari sukashi tsuba with this design.

[Akitombo]

Hi

 

Here is a plain iron version I have.

 

Regards

 

David.N

[Marius]

In fact I found a daisho pair on the Web with such Hitsu Ana mentioned as Kyo Sukashi...

 

Ah! How nice to see tsuba from my now defunct blog :D

 

My, and it was written in Polish http://gomahashi.blogspot.com/2010/02/o ... kashi.html

 

Actually, these two were not a daisho. It is a bit hard to discern it in the pics, but one was a rather lumpy Owari, while the other was very delicate, more like Kyo sukashi. But yes, the motif was matsukawa.

[Kurikata]

It looks to me like the hitsuana are a later addition.

 

A Tsuba is being sold on Ebay with similar Hitsu Ana with mine and Apparently the form of the Ana is done on purpose....