Tsuba Mei, help please.

[Matsunoki]

Hello and many thanks for looking. Even more thanks for helping!!

I have tried this one and ended up with Naganari and sealed Nari.

I cannot find him in Haynes so I am probably wrong. It’s just a nice little iron/gold nunome tanto dragon tsuba.

Thanks again and best wishes 

Colin

 

[SteveM]

長代　Nagashiro  Nagayo. Mid-Edo. 

 

I'm not sure what is in the little seal-like design under the name. Maybe it will hit me later. 

[Brian]

@SteveM, Can't find anyone that went by that name..
But could it be this guy? I'm guessing just different pronounciation?

 

[SteveM]

Yes - that's the guy. 

[Matsunoki]

@SteveM @Brian

Many thanks again. I was, as usual going round in circles and getting kanji blindness.  The tsuba described in the Haynes link fits this one in style so I think we have him!

All the best. Colin

[SteveM]

Here is another one with the same seal in gold inlay.

 

https://sekiei.nichi...199&hid=1829&thumbp=

[Stephen]

Is it yours Colin? If so I'd be very happy or is this where you use the term "Cuffed" ?

[Matsunoki]

16 minutes ago, Stephen said:

Is it yours Colin?

Stephen hello mate. Yes it’s mine. Recent purchase on eBay in Japan. What does “ cuffed” mean?…….haven’t encountered that in my local dialect🙂

[kissakai]

Chuffed - Well pleased

 

[SteveM]

OK, it just hit me. Its 代 (yo) inside the gold inlay seal. (i.e. the second part of Nagayo's name). Written in seal script. 

[Stephen]

1 hour ago, Matsunoki said:

Stephen hello mate. Yes it’s mine. Recent purchase on eBay in Japan. What does “ cuffed” mean?…….haven’t encountered that in my local dialect🙂

Meaning you like it so much you should be handcuffed and taken to jail..... Yes I'm slippery Old goat who talks his way out of a fupa.