Translation assistance please

[Dan tsuba]

Hello all!

 

So I am on vacation and bought this tsuba.  I don't have my reference books with me.  Can someone assist me with who the craftsman was and years active?

 

Thank you.

With respect,

Dan

 

[ROKUJURO]

Dan,

difficult to read! My attempt: TOSHINAGA (or SUKENAGA?).

From the little that we can see, it looks like a cast TSUBA in bad condition. The iron around the NAKAGO-ANA seems to be brittle and not at all ductile which could be a hint.

[Dan tsuba]

Jean,

 

Thank you so much for help with the translation.  Maybe others will look at the post and better discern the crafstman, those are the best pictures I could get of the mei.

Also, are you saying that this could be an Edo period cast tsuba?

 

With respect,

Dan

[ROKUJURO]

Hi Dan,

if (big IF) I am correct that it is cast, then I would think it was indeed made in the very late EDO period.