Same Masakata artist? - compare Tsuba

[benatthelake]

Recent tsuba I purchased (pictured on left).  I've owned the one on the right for a few years. 

Mei looks the same...Masakata.   

 

Agreed?

 

I believe there were a few different artists who signed Masakata.  One from the Ito School and one who went from Choshu to Edo (from previous discussion on this board).

Thanks!

Ben

 

[francois2605]

The kanji seem to be 正方 which according to this page both translate to MASA. Am I missing something ?

 

I have a Masakata tsuba but signed with different kanji: 武州住政方 (Bushu Ju Masakata)

 

[benatthelake]

Francois.  Thanks for sharing.  Your mei looks quite different from mine.  Perhaps he is the Masakata from the Ito school.

Interesting.

Thanks again.

Ben

[russbellon]

Recent tsuba I purchased (pictured on left).  I've owned the one on the right for a few years. 

Mei looks the same...Masakata.   

 

Agreed?

 

I believe there were a few different artists who signed Masakata.  One from the Ito School and one who went from Choshu to Edo (from previous discussion on this board).

Thanks!

Ben

Looks like the same hand to me. Not just in the mei, but in the aesthetics and workmanship as well.

[SteveM]

The kanji seem to be 正方 which according to this page both translate to MASA. Am I missing something ?

 

I have a Masakata tsuba but signed with different kanji: 武州住政方 (Bushu Ju Masakata)

 

Bushu Masakata.png

 

That list isn't an exhaustive list of all possible readings. The most common reading is probably kata, but when used in names it can be read in a number of ways, including kata, masa, and about 10 other ways. Since the preceding kanji (正) is almost always read as Masa when used in a two-kanji name, we can be confident that the following kanji doesn't have the same reading.  

[francois2605]

That list isn't an exhaustive list of all possible readings. The most common reading is probably kata, but when used in names it can be read in a number of ways, including kata, masa, and about 10 other ways. Since the preceding kanji (正) is almost always read as Masa when used in a two-kanji name, we can be confident that the following kanji doesn't have the same reading.  

 

Thanks Steve for the explanation. It does make sense now.

[peterd]

From a daisho.

[benatthelake]

Thanks Peter. Mei looks aligned with mine. Can you post full tusba pics? Would be interested in style, design, etc.

Ben

[kissakai]

This my Masakata

 

 

 

[francois2605]

Just stumbled upon another Masakata when flickering through this catalog (search for "T079").

 

 

Incidentally, another tsuba from Grev's collection 

[peterd]

Sorry about the pics.

The second part of Bushu looks different in the two above.

[benatthelake]

Another one purchased. I blame Covid19 for this.....too much extra time on my hands. I do enjoy these Masakata tsubas.

 

Ben