Kaneiye School

[Yves55]

My last acquisition, too beautiful to be old?

 

[Yves55]

No image... (I'm new here).

[Yves55]

... and the other side:

[Gunome]

Hello,

 

For me it looks like a quite decent tsuba. I would said late edo period.

 

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[Stephen]

OK ill get called out wrong. ive not seen a caricature like that on kaneie, looks too big,  tooo what word am i looking for?

[Grey Doffin]

Once in the top picture and twice in the bottom I see a strange line that shouldn't be there.  They seem to mark off areas of raised relief I wonder if they derive from a casting process.

Grey

[ROKUJURO]

Grey, 

I have seen the same, and it is not found on handmade TSUBA. Also, I am missing definite traces/sharp lines of chisel work.

Yves,

have a look at the many KANEIYE TSUBA you can find in the internet, and compare (http://www.shibuiswords.com/Kaneiye%20Tsuba.htm). Their design and execution are different.

[Yves55]

Thanks to all!

- Signature is made.

- I own a few tsuba, but I have much to learn (lines...). Shibuiswords.com is 

 

[Yves55]

Here is another in the Kaneiye style:

 

[ROKUJURO]

http://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/books/b653-kaneiye-tsuba-ikeda

[Ford Hallam]

Gentlemen,

 

the lines outlining the various raised areas are in fact the edges of inlaid pieces (of the same material as the ground) that were inset to provide relief from which to carve the raised features of the design.  This technique was in fact quite common but is usually very hard to spot. In this case I suspect that the original surface has suffered some corrosion or even been overcleaned by means of an acid pickle which has revealed the edges of the inlays. To my eyes it appears to be a perfectly legitimate late Edo piece but not in any way related the Kaneie workshops.