Last one for tonight, Yasutaka Tsuba.

[Munetsugu]

Good evening! 

 

Another one of my recent acquisitions I

bought this from a good friend I've met local to me. 

 

Signed: Yasutaka 

A Lovely quality Yasutaka shibuichi carved and inlayed tsuba featuring birds (Japanese sparrow?), bamboo, river and flowers (Japanese Peony?). 
I believe around the 18th-19thC

 

 

Would be interested to hear if anyone has any information on the Smith or tsuba.

 

Cheers

[Munetsugu]

[vajo]

Lovely Tsuba 

[Munetsugu]

16 minutes ago, vajo said:

Lovely Tsuba 

Thank you😁

[Barrie B]

Hi Chuck,

 

Very nice Tsuba.

 

Haynes only has two listed that sign like your man (H 11272.0 & H 11273.0) and the latter has a Kao - that I think resembles yours.. Not exact, but probably to be expected maybe, from a sketch. But then again, most Kao take on a similar form.

 

No much info on either of them, so I doubt anyone would go to the trouble of forging it..? But you never know..! Haynes states the other (H 11272.0) is Hamano Yasutaka and died ca. 1800 - with an unrecorded Kao. 

 

Barrie.

 

 

[Kurikata]

From Joly's SHOSANKENSU, 3 Yasutaka are listed.. Your tsuba kakihan looks similar to Nukugawa Yasutaka as mentioned by Barrie.

 

Anyway, lovely tsuba

[Hoshi]

Lovely. Reminds me of an Ishiguro design by Masaaki if I am not mistaken.