Tsuba for evaluation

[Arno67]

Hello

 

what you think of this tsuba

Thanks to advance

Arno

 

[Gunome]

Hello Arno,

 

Some minor patina issue but it is a nice kinko tsuba.

[Bugyotsuji]

Soft metal, end of Edo Period?

[Ford Hallam]

it appears to bear the mei and Kao of Goto Kanjo (Mitsitoshi) 1st generation Hachirobei line. 1612 - 1653.

[Arno67]

Thanks for your answers

[Surfson]

Nice work.  The big question will revolve around the mei and whether it is shoshin.  I wouldn't get my hopes up too much.  

[Pete Klein]

(Mitsutoshi)

 

OK - looked this maker up in, 'Studies in Kyo Goto', 1988 and according to them there were no known examples of Kanjo's work at time of publication therefore no mei to reference.  Listed also in Haynes - 02638 - but no references to signed examples.  Apparently, he married the third daughter of Goto Tokujo, fifth mainline Shirobei master and that he also became the adopted son of Goto Kenjo, seventh Shirobei master who was Tokujo's son 

so his work would by association have to be high end.  To me this tsuba does not reflect 'Goto' craftsmanship so most likely gimei/later work.  

 

https://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/books/b640-studies-kyo-goto-kasahara-koju-%26-akimoto-shigeo

[Arno67]

(Mitsutoshi)

 

OK - looked this maker up in, 'Studies in Kyo Goto', 1988 and according to them there were no known examples of Kanjo's work at time of publication therefore no mei to reference.  Listed also in Haynes - 02638 - but no references to signed examples.  Apparently, he married the third daughter of Goto Tokujo, fifth mainline Shirobei master and that he also became the adopted son of Goto Kenjo, seventh Shirobei master who was Tokujo's son 

so his work would by association have to be high end.  To me this tsuba does not reflect 'Goto' craftsmanship so most likely gimei/later work.  

 

https://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/books/b640-studies-kyo-goto-kasahara-koju-%26-akimoto-shigeo

false signature ??