This is my 1st Tsuba

[cookiemonstah47]

Greetings,

 

This is my 1st tsuba ever. What can you guys tell me about it?

 

 

[cookiemonstah47]

2nd picture

 

 

[Shugyosha]

Hi Khalid,

That's an attractive tsuba.

 

I think the mei reads Kishu ju Sadanaga - if I'm correct (see below), there's an example with Tokuho papers on Aoi at the moment but in a different style to yours. I'm having computer issues at the moment and I can't copy and paste the link so here's Aoi's comments on the artist longhand:

 

"Edo period...Sadanaga, a prominent tsuba artist from Kii province is believed to have descended from Hoan, who migrated from Owari to Kii and later to Aki. His works, likely based on the Owari tsuba tradition, exhibit exceptional craftsmanship in both iron quality and design. Good metalsmith".

 

There's a thread on the artist on NMB if you have a search which was started by @Higo-san who can perhaps offer further information - again I can't link it as I can't copy the link. 

 

To be fair I don't think your tsuba is done in the Owari style and the examples shown in the thread I've tried to quote differ from yours, so there is some doubt in my mind as to whether this is the same guy, but I'm sure you'll get some more informed answers shortly. 

Edited April 20 by Shugyosha

[Brian]

42 minutes ago, Shugyosha said:

There's a thread on the artist on NMB if you have a search which was started by @Higo-san who can perhaps offer further information - again I can't link it as I can't copy the link. 

 
3 Dots....click share...copy link.
Easy.

[Spartancrest]

 Is this the link John?    https://www.aoijapan.com/tsubakishu-ju-sadanaganbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-tosogu/

 

A sold example Kishu Ju Sadanaga  https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/326823576742?srsltid=AfmBOooDqcgIxmv03s_wR7cQ7XFjIeKKX6whNdNtt8f67q0RrvY9ApMm

https://www.bonhams.com/auction/16021/lot/139/an-iron-tsuba-by-kishu-no-sadanaga-teimei-mid-edo-period/

 

 

  About thirty guards down the list is this one from https://www.toukenkomachi.com/index_en_kogatana&tousougu&youhin.html

 

Looks like Sadanaga varied his style a lot [if it was the same guy and not several with the same name?]

 

 

 

Edited April 20 by Spartancrest
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[Shugyosha]

Thank you Dale, yes that's the one. 

[Shugyosha]

12 minutes ago, Brian said:

 
3 Dots....click share...copy link.
Easy.

 

No, it's a different problem - I get no copy/ paste options either with my mouse or keyboard right now. It's happened in the last couple of days and I can't work out what's different - it's a pretty old computer though and not running the current version of windows so it may be that.

[Shugyosha]

Actually it was my web browser that was out of date - I've updated it and everything is working again. 

 

...so here's the NMB thread referred to above: 

 

Edited April 20 by Shugyosha

[ROKUJURO]

There were two (or more likely three) TEIMEI generations.

The posted TSUBA is not in the TEIMEI/SADANAGA style, and the workmanship (not really visible in these photos) does not seem to match.