Tsuba Mei Nara?

[dominnimod]

Its a copper oni tsuba, a common design of the nara school i think, but this one seems on quite fair shape, maybe revival? , i need help with the translation, two kanji on the right must be the name and the one on the left maybe an artist seal? Im new on these late pieces. Also, there are traces of numbers on white pen? Does that mean it came from a museum/old collection ? Any clue is appreciated,

[dominnimod]

This is the tsuba in question, thanks

[ROKUJURO]

NARA TSUBA: https://japaneseart.eu/portfolio_page/tsuba-nara-shigechika/

[kyushukairu]

The tsuba is signed 'Tōu' (東雨), which is the gō of Tsuchiya Yasuchika. Not sure about that kao though.
As for the numbers inside the nakago-ana, whilst these are often seen on museum pieces, in this case it could have simply been added by collector who wished to number their pieces.

[dominnimod]

Many thanks for the help!

[dominnimod]

Excuse me, kao is the seal? Also whats the meaning of go? Google translate doesn't help much, i suppose it means school? Tsuchiya Yasuchika its a big name, should we assume its gimei right? Sorry for all the questions, i usually mostly collect ko kinko, but found this one on ebay quite cheap, i suppose the seller might have though it was one of the chinese fakes,

Thanks

[dominnimod]

Found these similar examples on Google images for reference, one is from a member here i think and other from the ashmolean museum, both signed nara.

[vajo]

Jose yours is very good in my eyes. I like it.

[dominnimod]

Thanks chris

[kyushukairu]

Yes, Jose. Kao is the Japanese term for seal/signature and Gō is the term for art name or pseudonym.
​Personally, I doubt it was made by Yasuchika. Rather I'd say it's a gimei Nara tsuba, but still a very nice piece. 

[dominnimod]

I see, many thanks kyle, very appreciated