Tsuba with silver and gold 'painting'

[Yves55]

Could't find a similar tsuba.

Are the left and right openings hitsu-ana?

Dimensions: 82,0 x 82,7 x 5,0 / 4,2 cm  (at the rim)

Iron with remnants of silver (?) and gold (?).

 

Any comment is welcome

 

Greetings, Yves.

[Yves55]

Adding 2 magnified images:

 

[Geraint]

Dear Yves.

 

The Namban flavour to the outline of the seppa dai and the nunome zogan might lead to Hizen, at least for the decoration.

 

All the best.

[Yves55]

I will look it up. Thx Geraint!

[kissakai]

Possibly Hizen or Shoami

I have a Shoami tsuba with the same cutouts (hitsana) but not nunome zogan

[Geraint]

There is also the possibility that it might have travelled and acquired the decoration in the process. Hence possibly a Shoami plate with added nunome zogan.   Have a look here for an example of this argument.   https://www.facebook.com/564035753684007/photos/a.564041667016749/2068458839908350/

 

All the best.

[Spartancrest]

I am sure your guard is not by the same school as this one, but you might compare the hitsu shape.

http://www.shibuiswords.com/EDLshigenobu.html

 

[Yves55]

Nunome zogan, interesting technique! Thx to all of you

[Spartancrest]

The hitsu shape is popular it seems, this one is plain Iron with no added decoration.  https://www.jauce.com/auction/c768631453

There is an air of great age about it though.

[Yves55]

6 hours ago, Spartancrest said:

The hitsu shape is popular it seems, this one is plain Iron with no added decoration.  https://www.jauce.com/auction/c768631453

There is an air of great age about it though.

 

Beautiful in his simplicity 👍🏻