Yoshiro Tsuba?

[cdrcm12]

Hi,

 

A recent addition which I think is a Kaga Yoshiro yatsu mokko gata tsuba rather than Heianjo. My reasoning the flush inlay (hira zogan) and the additional carving around the outside of some of the inlay.

 

I'm not sure the kozuka ana is original as it cuts through the inlay on the seppa dai.

 

Dimensions: Height 77mm, Width 73mm, Mimi thk. 4.8mm, Seppa dai thk. 4.15mm.

 

A few bits of inlay missing.

 

Early Edo period?

 

[MauroP]

Hi Colin,
features of Ōnin, Heianjō-zōgan and Yoshirō tsuba overlap to a certain extent. Heianjō is usually a more conservative call. Using a broad rule the shinchū-zōgan is protruding in Ōnin tstuba, is flush in Yoshirō tsuba and is whatever it could be in Heianjō. Of course if ranma-sukashi are present a Yoshirō call should be granted.
But... I can show you counterexamples in NBTHK papers for all of the statements I made above.
Here below 2 examples which, I'm afraid, won't help you very much...

[cdrcm12]

Thanks for responding and sharing the images Mauro.

 

I did struggle a little in trying to determine which school but thought Yoshiro fitted better.