November Kantei Tsuba

[Curran]

This is a catch_n_release I picked up to study, knowing I'd seen its brother in one of the Collection books.

It proved to be a much better example than later period examples of the school that I have owned.

Thought it might make for a good fun piece to share here.

 

--Brass

--Gold and silver nunome, mostly of Hosokawa mon and tendrils. There are also 'Maeda (?)' 5 pt mon on the backside.

--Size: 7.15cm x 6.7cm x 3.5 mm

--Shape: The particular rounded corners seems common to this school. Also matching kozuka-kogai ana seem common.

--Deep patina. Under magnification has very tight hatch nunome work, much more than visible to my unassisted sight.

--Believed (by me) to be 17th Century.

 

>>> No papers, but this is a classic example that we probably can agree on in the end.

 

Please name specific school. It being unpapered, the specific smith is uncertain though a published one has a very specific attribution from Torigoye-sensei.

He supposedly published another example with the same attribution, but I do not have that book at present.

[MauroP]

西垣勘四郎? :?

Bye, Mauro

[Ken-Hawaii]

Looks like an offshoot of Heianjo to me.

 

Ken

[Derek]

Shot in the dark...

Higo Jingo

[Steve Waszak]

Awa Shoami.

[Kurikata]

Awa Shoami too : viewtopic.php?f=2&t=19514&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

[Curran]

Top points to Steve.

 

Silver medal to Bruno, and thanks for reminding me of your excellent example.

Of the Edo Shoami schools, I like Awa Shoami the best. Doesn't hurt that it has some Higo feeling to it, therefore the Higo calls make sense.

Especially the Nishigaki call by Mauro.

 

Will attach more visual support later.

Anyone want to hazard a guess as to possible generation?