Tsuba - Kazuaki or Kazumoto?

[Jorgensen]

This mei troubles me, I am not sure whether Kazuaki or Kazumoto are correct... Any help with translation and info for this tsuba will be greatly appreciated.

 

Statement. My background for posting this, is I consider putting the tsuba for sale on my website (solely private sale of collection) and reason to I seek info is to provide th most accurate and honest description as possible to eventual buyers. 

 

I hope you will enjoy the pictures and quality of those is OK.

 

Measures:

67 mm X 60 mm X 4 mm at nakago ana

 

 

[SteveM]

桂一明

Katsura Ichimin　(or Ichimei, unclear which is the correct pronunciation)

c. 1870

 

Looks like bracken ferns (warabi, warabi-te), a symbol of good fortune and fertility.

[Jorgensen]

Thanks again for your kind help @SteveM Really appreciate you have taken your time to continously help

[uwe]

Another pronunciation is “Katsura Katsuaki”…

[Nobody]

桂一明 reads Katsura Ichimei at page 5 in the following paper.

 

Ref. 刀装金工越後桂派について

ronbun_echigokatsuraha.pdf (nt-nagaoka.sakura.ne.jp)

[k morita]

Hi,

Pronounced Katsura Ichimei in this museum.(LINK)
https://www.slam.org...ction/objects/16313/