Need Enlightment On This Tsuba

[Dalva]

Hi

 

Another Japanese relic being found in the river of Brantas, Java, Indonesia. This Tsuba come with the blade when it first found but the blade only half of it so recycle it to a Kris blade. Anyway can anyone tell me from what era this Tsuba come from

 

Thx

[Dalva]

Another side

[Curran]

R.I.P.

We need a gravestone emoji.

[TETSUGENDO]

Looks like a mid 17th/early 18th Century Heianjo type tsuba?

 

Cheers,

    -S-

[Dalva]

Thank you, here is more detail pics. Sorry it might disturbing from some but its found in the bottom of river so its not pretty

 

The inlay is gold

 

Cheers

[TETSUGENDO]

Dion,

 

It may no longer be a Tosogu collectors tsuba, but it is a completely legitimate war relic.

 

-S-

[Ken-Hawaii]

Likely mid-Edo, possibly Heianjo.

[Bugyotsuji]

I have a similar Tsuba somewhere.

 

Nice design. Three-leaf Tosa Yamauchi (Yama-no-uchi) family Mon in the round window. On mine this design is loose and moves around a little!

Agreeing with the above comments. The 'gold' might actually be 真鍮 Shinchu brass which was almost as valuable as gold way back then. A really interesting historical object for your shelf, but it will not have much monetary value in the general market.

[Dalva]

Dion,

 

It may no longer be a Tosogu collectors tsuba, but it is a completely legitimate war relic.

 

-S-

Thank you, im not gonna sell it so its alright

[Dalva]

I have a similar Tsuba somewhere.

 

Nice design. Three-leaf Tosa Yamauchi (Yama-no-uchi) family Mon in the round window. On mine this design is loose and moves around a little!

Agreeing with the above comments. The 'gold' might actually be 真鍮 Shinchu brass which was almost as valuable as gold way back then. A really interesting historical object for your shelf, but it will not have much monetary value in the general market.

Thx for the clear information i might need to google what yamauchi is for personal curiosity

 

Cheers

[Bugyotsuji]

Big Daimyo in SW Shikoku.

Your tsuba has a good size to it.

 

Found an old photo of mine, but it is not as similar as I had remembered...

[Dalva]

Very nice Tsuba, btw this is what I found in internet regarding Yamauchi family crest. Dunno its correct or not but apperently it related to Mitsubishi

[Bugyotsuji]

Three oak leaf mon originally Mikawa Makino. Yamauchi (Yama-no-Uchi) said to be related/descended in some way from that, narrowing the leaves until they resembled a propellor! (To us. And yes, I do recall hearing about some later Mitsubishi connection.)

https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/三河牧野氏