Atomic Logic Posted May 8 Report Posted May 8 Recently picked up this Tsuba attributed to the Jakushi school and trying to identify the mei. The right hand side matches to the typical Jakushi style form of Mei but I am struggling to identify the left hand side. I have done the usual search through my Joly book and through Markus's Meikan but no luck so far. Any help, thoughts, ideas would be greatly appreciated Quote
Bazza Posted May 9 Report Posted May 9 Now, I'm off on my broom - BUT - I think this is one of the most understated tsuba I've ever seen. Can't explain it, maybe could if I tried hard enough, perhaps someone else can. Brickbats welcome... BaZZa. 1 Quote
Atomic Logic Posted May 9 Author Report Posted May 9 1 hour ago, Bazza said: Now, I'm off on my broom - BUT - I think this is one of the most understated tsuba I've ever seen. Can't explain it, maybe could if I tried hard enough, perhaps someone else can. Brickbats welcome... BaZZa. I have the same feelings about it. The more I look at it, the more the smallest little details and intricacies pop out at me. Quote
Atomic Logic Posted May 9 Author Report Posted May 9 1 hour ago, Nobody said: Maybe, 若芝 - Jakushi 平三郎 - Heizaburo Thank you sir! I will look further into Heizaburo. Quote
Atomic Logic Posted May 9 Author Report Posted May 9 Can anyone possibly send me the pages from Wakayamas about the Jakushi school? Quote
uwe Posted May 9 Report Posted May 9 7 hours ago, Nobody said: Maybe, 若芝 - Jakushi 平三郎 - Heizaburo Was struggling with 郎, but found similarities in sōsho script… Quote
Nobody Posted May 9 Report Posted May 9 FYI: Tsuba with design of birds, waves, crags, mountains and moon – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1 2 Quote
Atomic Logic Posted May 11 Author Report Posted May 11 On 5/9/2025 at 2:30 PM, Nobody said: FYI: Tsuba with design of birds, waves, crags, mountains and moon – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston so 平三郎 - Heizaburo is a very good possibility. Having a look at the above link. That tsuba mei is pretty close to my one. I will need to do a deep dive into the books and see what I can find but at this point. Tsuba attributed to 平三郎 - Heizaburo Quote
Atomic Logic Posted May 11 Author Report Posted May 11 Thank you everyone for giving me an idea of where to start looking for answers Quote
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