New Tsuba

[Moley]

Hi Guy's,

I got this tsuba on a recent purchase. I usually go for the solid Tembo type tsuba, so any help with this is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

Gwyn

[Soshin]

Hi Gwyn,

 

It looks like your new tsuba has had a hard life. At one time the eyes of the two cranes might have been inlay with soft metal but not sure about this. The openwork design is very iconic but the overall workmanship doesn't look nearly as good as in many of the published examples. Just looking at Sasano first English book there are two openwork tsuba with this design attributed to the Akasaka School and Toso Myochin School by the author. What are the measurements of the tsuba including thickness? With the limited information you have provide so far I would say your tsuba might have been made by the late Shoami School trying to copy this iconic design or possibility the work of the late Akasaka School also trying to do the same thing. Hope you find this information helpful.

[Moley]

Hi David,

Thanks so much for your input.

I knew that it wasn't in good condition or of any great value.

I just wanted some info about it, theme, what style/school is it copied from etc.

Tsuba is 8cm x 7.5cm in diameter and it's thickness is 4mm. It weighs 100gms.

 

regards

 

Gwyn

[Jean]

Gwyn,

 

Here is a website. Go for Sale Items section. Click on the round button. At the top of the page click on the round button on the left of tsubas and scrolled the page to "sold items" . You will find 2 tsubas like yours.

 

http://www.jp-sword.com

[Moley]

Hi Jean,

Thank you "SO" much for this.

I shared with the "boss" that the cranes were "Husband and wife" and that he was being told off for spending all his pension on Nihonto.

Hilarious.response

 

Thanks Guys

 

Gwyn

 

(P.S. send me more stuff to spend my pension on... )

[Soshin]

Hi Gwyn,

 

I would go with your tsuba being a late generation Akasaka School with the additional information your provided. Again I hope you find the information helpful.