SteveM Posted November 3, 2018 Report Posted November 3, 2018 伝藻柄子 Den Sōheishi 頼朝挙兵 Yoritomo Kyohei Sōheishi (aka Mogarashi) Sōten is a famous artisan (metalworker), or group of metalworkers. The "Den" is something akin to our "Attributed to" (in other words, "this has been passed down to us from someone who said it was made by..."). Yoritomo Kyohei refers to Minamoto no Yoritomo raising an army against the Taira clan. Could be a story from Tale of Genji...its been a while since I read it. 3 Quote
lotus Posted November 4, 2018 Author Report Posted November 4, 2018 Thank you Steve, I am thinking at some point in this boxes life, there was a Soten Tsuba residing in it! Quote
Bazza Posted November 4, 2018 Report Posted November 4, 2018 FWIW, IMHO the kanji looks like it was written with a ball-point pen (Biro) by a Westerner... It would almost be better to not be there at all!! BaZZa. Quote
lotus Posted November 4, 2018 Author Report Posted November 4, 2018 Indeed it was written with a ball point pen though the Tsuba came from Japan. Quote
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