Mokumegane (?) Hamidashi Tsuba

[zanilu]

Dear all

This little hamidashi tsuba just landed on my desk as an aside in a deal with a fellow collector.
Dimensions 55.9 mm x 41.4 mm, thickness at seppa-dai 4.5 mm, at mimi 6.1 mm.
It is made of concentric layer of copper and shakudo. Unfortunately there is significant delamination between the layers and the center of it is a little loose.
It is decorated with a design of waves with very small gold drops, the ten zogan is very well executed.
Without this defect it would have been a very nice piece.

 

 

 

I have as few questions:
The it can be classified as mokume-gane even though it just a made of concentric stripes of alternating metals?
A tsuba with a similar layer arrangement in the collection of the Ashmolean collection is classified as mokumegane (https://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/object/EAX.11192).

 

Based on the design, workmanship and the use of mokumegane to which school it can be attributed?
From a cursory research mokumegane was used by the Akita Shoami artist Shoami Dembei or by the Takahashi school (高橋派) a branch of the Edo Akao School.

Any information is welcome, thank you in advance.

 

Best Regards
Luca 

[PhoenixDude]

I'd call it mokumegane...

[ROKUJURO]

If you look for GURI BORI, you will find the same technique that is used for MOKUME GANE. 

It is a very nice little TSUBA! Perhaps a goldsmith who is familiar with TOSOGU can solder the fissures without it being too obvious? MIssing Ford and his competence here again.....