Goto Ichijo Tsuba Decoration

[Gary]

Am I correct that this Tsuba depicts clouds, snow and snow flakes?  Thanks

 

Gary

[b.hennick]

Snow flakes for sure. I am not sure if those are clouds or some corrosion...

[Curran]

Intentional texturing and snowflakes.

Very frequent Ichijo ippa design.

 

The topic of snowflakes and how the Japanese perceived them in art prior to a certain Japanese scholar studying them under a microscope is quite a more extensive discussion. I forget the man's name, but maybe someone else here will remember it. After many years in a tropical climate, I hope to actually see snow this year.

Happy Holidays!

 

[Brian]

Lovely tsuba, and all intentional.

[Gary]

Thanks everyone!

[BjornLundin]

Nice tsuba, from aoi? A similar one was on there auction. Would have loved to have afforded it.

[DoTanuki yokai]

"In 1832, Doi Toshitsura, the feudal lord of what is now Ibaraki Prefecture, publicly released his findings of 20 years of researching snow flakes and crystals."

[Curran]

41 minutes ago, DoTanuki yokai said:

"In 1832, Doi Toshitsura, the feudal lord of what is now Ibaraki Prefecture, publicly released his findings of 20 years of researching snow flakes and crystals."

 

Christian S. in with the win. Thank you.

 

[GRC]

Here's a few i have on file (not in hand...)

 

[GRC]

none that they're side by side, the first and last would make an outstanding daisho set... nearly identical placement of the snowflake stamps. and it looks like the flake at the top right must be purposefully miss-hit so it fades off like that on both tsuba.

[GRC]

i meant "NOW that they are side by side..." oops