AIZUSHYUAMI NOBUTADA ?

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Hello

Has anyone heard of this smith? Tsuba pictured below, any opinions regarding  its authenticity? Seller states he is well known but I cannot find any info other then Edo period as stated by seller

 

Thanks

Steven

[John A Stuart]

Yes, Nobutada late 17th cent. Iwashiro, Shoami artist. Great colour, a little damage to the fukurin, no worries. Great tsuba. John

[Henry Wilson]

If you are searching the title of this thread could be why you are having problems finding info.

 

The signature reads

正阿弥. 信忠: Shoami Nobutada

会津: Aizu

 

The Nihonto Koza has him listed as 正阿弥 藤原 信忠: Shoami Fujiwara Nobutada

Also 会陽 Aiyo is listed by his name. The translator states that he believes “Aiyo is a poetic way of writing Wakamatsu, the capital city of Aizu”

 

I hope this helps.

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Thank you

[Stephen]

Green with envy coveting my neighbor's tsuba

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Ha good one Stephen believe me I know the feeling.

[Markus]

Hm, I think that this tsuba is actually signed "Matsuyama-jū Shōami Nobutada" (枩山住正阿弥信忠). This would mean that the artist was rather from the Iyo-Shōami than from the Aizu-Shōami group. Nice tsuba BTW.

[Henry Wilson]

I think the ‘power of suggestion’ got me, Markus. Thank you.

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Thanks for the name clarification

[Greg F]

I love it. Beautiful tsuba.

 

Greg

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Thank you Greg

[Pete Klein]

OK -- that's a cutie!!!