Tsuba translation

[Saipan Joe]

Hello

I need your assistance with translating this Tsuba.

[Brian]

It's upside down. Please edit and rotate. Can't even see a mei.

[Saipan Joe]

Please see the new photo 

[Kurikata]

Very faint signature indeed. Please provide a better picture.

 

[ROKUJURO]

Joe,

this is really difficult. Perhaps we can see more with a dark background (for increased contrast) and light from the side.

Do you have some dimensions of your TSUBA? It reminds me of TÔSHÔ style, but it is possibly a revival piece, EDO JIDAI.
You can see the conch shell (in fact a sea snail) motif from time time. 

[Saipan Joe]

Hello,

Please see the new attachments, tsubasize 78x78x3 mm

 

Joe

[SteveM]

Suggested with slight reservation

 

早乙女　家貞

 

Saotome Iesada

 

(I just noticed some Japanese sites list the reading as Sōtome Ieasada. I think most would intuitively read this as Saotome, so the reading of Sōtome is a bit unusual/unexpected for me.)

[Saipan Joe]

Thank you for your assistance, great help