Nanako Tsuba

[Yves55]

Just bought this tsuba today 😃

 

Mumei... Nanako... Mokko... Shakudo...

7,33 x 6,59 x 0,34 (at seppa-dai) cm.

Weight: 126 gr.

 

Curious for your comments 👍🏻

 

 

 

 

[Yves55]

And the other side:

 

[Geraint]

Daer Yves.

 

I like it, particulalry the way the floral decoration tumbles over the inner edge of the mimi in places, that adds life to the design.  Also like the way the nanako follows the mokko shape in the outer area and then becomes vertical in the centre.

 

All the best.

[Brian]

Lot of work, and some very fine nanako there. Maker was talented

[Yves55]

Thanks Geraint and Brian.

Seems the tsuba has been used...

Here some mimi pics:

 

[DirkO]

My guess would be Mino Goto, very nice example, congrats!

[ROKUJURO]

Gold decoration seems to depict cloves (CHOJI)

[Okan]

Very nice...Mino-ish Goto? One on the picture looks close..

[Yves55]

1 hour ago, ROKUJURO said:

Gold decoration seems to depict cloves (CHOJI)

 

Indeed. Thanks Jean!

[BrentC]

Beautiful!  thanks for sharing.

[Yves55]

16 hours ago, ROKUJURO said:

Gold decoration seems to depict cloves (CHOJI)

And now some autumn flowers... 🌼

Bought together with previous tsuba 😃

Still Mumei... Nanako... Mokko... Shakudo... Mino goto (?) 

 

Dimensions: 7,62 x 6,92 x 0,34  (@seppa-dai) cm.

Weight: 132 gr.

 

[Yves55]

And the other side:

 

[Yves55]

And some mimi... 👀

 

 

[Yves55]

No quotes on the second one...? 😢

 

Allright! Let's 'Daisho'! 👍🏻😃

 

 

[Yves55]

And again, the other side:

 

[Yves55]

This one is:

7,37 x 6,72 x 0,35 (at sepia-dai) cm

Weight: 124 gram.

 

And some mimi:

 

 

[Chriso]

Absolutely beautiful, nice find.

 

Chris O

[johnnyi]

Beautiful tsuba. Although the "fruit" bears  a resemblance to what we often assume are either daikon or cloives, the vines might suggest newly formed gourds also, not unlike those on this very old kagami-shi.

 

 

regards,  John