Soten daisho tsuba

[Brian]

Hi all,

 

A friend recently picked up a really nice daisho set of Soten tsuba, and I remembered they are actually the ones that Thierry mentioned in a previous Soten post.

I saw them briefly on the weekend. I have been asked if I can ask you folks to do a translation of the mei please. There are kanji on the other side too, but the pics did not come out, so I will have to get those later. I suspect they might be the name of the person they were made for possibly.

Here are the pics I do have. Not very clear I'm afraid, but I am sure someone will be able to make it out. Both tsuba have identical mei, and the work is much nicer in person than the pics show.

Also, we were wondering if anyone has any thought on the scene depicted? He is of the opinion that it reflects the battle of Dan-no-ura with Emperor Antoku, which I would tend to agree with.

 

Thanks,

Brian

 

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

Very nice tsuba :D

 

If i'm not wrong the mei reads Goshu Hikone Ju Soheishi Nyudo

[Thierry BERNARD]

hi

 

yes they are the ones congratulation to the happy owner.

 

really very very nice tsuba :D :D :D

[kissakai]

Whilst looking through some old posts I came across this tsuba

Is it possible to show me the kanji for this tsuba?

 

 

Grev UK

[george trotter]

Hi Brian,

It does look like it might be Dan-no-Ura...lots of waves and bows and guys on the shore. Better tell your friend to buy those crab menuki with the Dan-no-Ura warrior faces on them...if Jean has not already sold them

regards,

[Brian]

The original post was from 2007...so I am sure he is sorted out now

 

Brian