Yves55 Posted May 9 Report Posted May 9 Hello there! Is this: * (ko-)katchūshi ? * muromachi... edo... * ... Some numbers: 87 gram - iron 7,40 x 7,14 x 0,50 (rim) - 0,30 (seppa) Just let your comments flow! Thanks! 3 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted May 9 Report Posted May 9 Yves, to me this looks like an EDO era KACHUSHI style revival piece with a nice DOTE MIMI. 2 Quote
Dan tsuba Posted May 9 Report Posted May 9 Yves, A nice tsuba, but it looks (from the pictures you provided) that it has been overcleaned. There are threads on this forum that will help you to restore the patina on the tsuba (if it actually has been overcleaned). Some of the techniques to restore the patina are actually quite simple. Quote
Spartancrest Posted May 9 Report Posted May 9 I like the Dote-mimi - I think Jean may be right about a revival piece, this one from the Edo era - no Dote-mimi though. Anyone know the plant the leaf represents? We still need a scientific non-invasive method to date iron. - Though even this may not be indicative of when the tsuba was fashioned from the iron - how we get around that would seem difficult. I guess you can test the patina age?? But what then if the piece has been cleaned back to bare metal? These questions keep us interested in the subject of tsuba and not having all the answers keeps our "little grey cells" active! 4 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted May 10 Report Posted May 10 The 'dry' (?) leaf is highly stylized, but if I had to put money on it, my fifty cents would go on 柏 kashiwa, a Japanese oak leaf. Food was presented on oak leaves, especially in the context of shrines, with a spiritually 'clean' connection to the gods. In kamon, the oak leaf is also shown in kage/sukashi style, the 'bones' (veins) in clear outline. Occam's razor might also point to oak as a safe bet. Would I put a whole dollar on this, you ask? Well, let me think about that... PS Agreeing with Jean about Katchushi, without the 'Ko'. Liking both of those tsuba BTW. 1 Quote
Yves55 Posted May 10 Author Report Posted May 10 Thank you all for the replies. Beautiful tsuba Dale! Almost same leaf. Family? 🤭 Quote
Spartancrest Posted May 10 Report Posted May 10 17 minutes ago, Yves55 said: Family? Sorry no idea - Shoami Ito? Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted May 11 Report Posted May 11 In one Mon book there was a photo of a somewhat similar leaf labelled ‘Ajisai’ (hydrangea). Nothing like the hydrangea leaves in the garden here, but there are apparently many varieties. This is a one-off however, as I am unable to find any other examples to cross-reference or back it up. In summary, oak leaf for me (but possibly hydrangea). Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted May 11 Report Posted May 11 Concept. Hydrangea example. Look at the ‘coffee bean’ leaf tip. Oak leaf examples. Row 2 from right,No.4 ’Nakagawa Kashiwa’ 5 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted May 11 Report Posted May 11 Thank you Piers! My vote is for KASHIWA as it also has some traditional meaning behind it. I really like it as a motif on TSUBA. 2 Quote
Yves55 Posted May 11 Author Report Posted May 11 Thank you all. I can't decide on which leaf to choose... 🤷🏻♂️😁 2 Quote
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