Tsuba

[Ciro]

Does someone have a idea from what time period this tsuba coud be.

 

 

[FlorianB]

Judging by this picture of the backside alone the steel looks very homogeneous. Most probably Owari-style from Edo-Period.

 

Best,
Florian

[Spartancrest]

One here with a similar motif - Owari - https://www.Japan-onlineshop.com/antike-stuecke/56-tsuba-owari.html

 

And similar  https://www.jauce.com/auction/o1001309331

 

This one is listed as Akasaka  https://www.jauce.com/auction/b557871486

I think there was a lot of overlap in designs from one school to the next.

[Curran]

 

 

[Soshin]

Thank you Ciro Foschi for starting this topic. I have been a long-time collector of Owari tsuba with a specific focus on openwork (sukashi 透かし). Both me and Curran and have a history of liking some of the same things. From the single poor-quality photo (been clicking on it and cannot see any more detail) I am not really seeing any of the characteristic iron seen in many tsuba from the Owari/Mikawa Provinces (Edo Period or otherwise). To provide more context the Japanese term this type of special very dense and well forged (subjective assessment) iron that I have come across in my studies is (Owari-jigane 尾張地金). The visible texture and feel of this type of iron has been burned so to speak into my memory and I long to have more examples of it in my personal collection.