Tsuba Translation Help

[nickm]

Wondering if anyone can help me with translation. Just bought the blade off of this form and got a bonus signed tsuba..

 

Thanks in advance to anyone that can help

[ROKUJURO]

Nick,

a close-up photo would be helpful.

[nickm]

thats about as good as my camera will allow. Hopefully close enough. Thanks for any help you can give

[nickm]

1 more..

[Bazza]

GOTOU ?? KAO

 

IMHO Goto its not...

 

BaZZa.

[uwe]

“Gotō Denjō” + Kao, like BaZZa suspected (I assume)?!

Legit.....???

[nickm]

I appreciate the replies.. So the general consensus seems to be gimei? By no means am I heart broken as I definitely bought the blade without fittings in mind.. Would have been more of a bonus if it was authentic I guess.. Still I rather like the tsuba, never owned a forgery. Fun in its own way

[SteveM]

後藤仙乗　Gotō Senjo

[uwe]

Steve is right!

I should have looked more carefully...

[nickm]

I appreciate the clarification. Should be assumption still be gimei?

[MauroP]

Here below the signature of Gotō Senjō reported in "Signatures of Japanese Sword Fittings Artists" by Markus Sesko. As you can see the kaō is quite different from your tsuba...

[nickm]

well that pretty much sums it up.. Thanks again for everyones help.