Sakura tsuba, edo i beleive

[remzy]

Greetings everyone, i just got this tsuba from ebay that i am pretty certain it is from edo period judging from the color of the iron that is redish-darkbrown, it is unsigned and i wonder why since the craftmanship looks pretty good!

I think that it represent a bamboo basket weaving along with some gentle sakura flowers, it feel really elegant and sober with the limited amount of gold.

 

It doesnt look like it has seen much use altho the sakura petals lost most of its gold apply, the iron doesnt look all that old either, but it is in fairly good condition.

 

I love it and i am not looking to sell it, only to gather more information on the possible provenance, the school and origin, i just got it so i am not fishing for info to resell.

 

 

I think i am seeing some very tiny granular tokketsu on the rim, but it might only be regulari iron pitting.

 

Regards

[Curran]

Between the basket weave pattern in iron, the mokku shape, and the seppa dai, kozuka and kogai anas (holes), a good guess would be that it is late Edo a Bushu-Ito school tsuba.

 

Either query Bushu-Ito on the internet, or read up in Harry Watson's english translations of the of Nihon To Koza (Kodogu volume).

 

Curran

[remzy]

Thanks alot for the pointer Mr Curran, i just ordered some books to educate myself