Translation needed. Is it old or replica new.

[Paz]

Hi please see photos attached. 

 

Is anybody able to make out the translation?. 

 

Is this tsuba old or new ? Or just a replica.

 

Thanks 

 

[Paz]

[Ray Singer]

Mei is upside down. Perhaps Echizen ju.. 

[Ray Singer]

Is there anything signed on the other side, on the left? The left wouid typically have a artist name, Kinai saku, etc... 

[Paz]

Hi @Ray Singernothing from what I can see. But the sword is a ko uda Tokubetsu Hozon. But I don't know about the koshiare. The saya is new. Tsuka is new aswell. 

 

So this isn't chinese fake tsuba ? 

 

Thanks 

[Ray Singer]

You are only showing a portion of the tsuba. It appears to be an authentic antique, however I would much prefer to see clear photos of the entire piece and not just the small sections of the tsuba. 

[Paz]

Hi @Ray Singerthis is the other side. I can't see any other text on the other side. Except what I see. 

 

Thanks 

Paz

[Ray Singer]

This appears to be a authentic antique tsuba. I was referring to the left side of the same face you showed earlier. 

[Paz]

Hi @Ray Singer here's the other side. And the whole tsuba.

 

 

Kind regards 

Paz 

 

 

[Ray Singer]

The left side appears to be Kinai saku 

[Spartancrest]

The tsuba is genuine  - but is the signature? The style is not typical of Kinai. Has anyone seen Kinai guards in Katakiri-bori? The Kinai school mostly did Nikubori-ji-sukashi / Marubori-sukashi.

The design is very similar to this guard. https://www.espace4....dragon-among-clouds/

JMHO 

[Paz]

I am very new to tsuba, literally don't know much. 

 

So any possible date or guess ? 

 

Thanks 

[Larason2]

Kinai tsuba were 17th to 19th century, Echizen province of Japan. There's another one with this theme on the Ashmolelan website:

 

http://jameelcentre....0/EA_X_10458-a-L.jpg

 

But I agree it doesn't look typical. But I have no reason to doubt the signature! I quite like it, thanks for posting.

[Deez77]

I have two in my collection that I always considered atypical for the Kinai school (assuming the signatures are genuine), although occasionally I would see somewhat similar examples. They seem to fit with your example.

 

 

 

Regards

 

Damon