tsuba Tsuba smith translation help

[buchtas]

Hey, hi

I am.once again asking for translation help if possible. This time on tsuba. Also if anyone knows hownthe theme on it is called, or motifs, that would be great help as well.

Thanks, 

 

Cheers.

[kissakai]

This must be a copy/cast tsuba

I hope someone proves me wrong

 

[buchtas]

1 minute ago, kissakai said:

This must be a copy/cast tsuba

I hope someone proves me wrong

 

I had the same feeling as well, that is why I am asking here

[SteveM]

Theme is Shoki fighting a demon.

Mei is 山城國　吉久　Yamashiro-no-kuni, Yoshihisa

[ROKUJURO]

I am confident that Dale could show a dozen copies....

[MauroP]

Surely a cast tsuba, but possibly a legitimate one. Edo kagamishi can get a NBTHK paper.

[Ian B3HR2UH]

Here is a page of them from a Japanese publication.  A friend has a brass one ,also with the Ebisu and Daikoku design,  signed Yamoto ju Iyetsugu who Haynes lists as working C1700 . They all seem pretty crude . Does anyone know how you tell the real ones from what I presume are copies

[MauroP]

25 minutes ago, Ian B3HR2UH said:

Does anyone know how you tell the real ones from what I presume are copies

They are all "real ones" from Edo (sometimes pre-Edo) period, just mass produced for lower class customers (bushi and commoner as well).

[Ian B3HR2UH]

Thanks Mauro, that information will please my friend

[buchtas]

14 hours ago, MauroP said:

They are all "real ones" from Edo (sometimes pre-Edo) period, just mass produced for lower class customers (bushi and commoner as well).

that is extremely helpfull, thank you so much

[MauroP]

This one deserved a hakogaky by Satō Kanzan sensei:

鬼鍾馗透鐔 ＊ oni Shōki sukashi tsuba
丸形 山銅地 ＊ maru-gata yamagane-ji
鋳金 銘 房吉作 ＊ chūkin mei Fusayoshi saku
昭和辛亥冬 ＊ Shōwa kanoto-i fuyu [1971, winter
寒山誌 ＊ Kanzan shirusu (kaō)