Need the iron experts. Higo or Akasaka

[Lou V]

.  Have had this one in my collection and the note that came with it said Akaska.  Just over 6mm at the center and about 5.2mm at the rim.  80mm x 76.8mm  I'm torn as it could be either school to my eyes.  Let me know what you think

 

[Curran]

It is a roll of the dice.

Nihonto Koza list this as a separate group having something to do with Kashu (Kaga)?

 

One shinsa might say Higo and another shinsa might say Akasaka.

Flip a coin.

 

[Spartancrest]

http://aoijapan.com/img/fittings/2012/F12449.jpg  Akasaka   https://www.aoijapan.net/tsuba-mumei-unsigned-akasaka-school-tsuru-kame-sukashi/

 

  Bushu ju Akasaka   https://www.choshuya.co.jp/senrigan/鶴亀図透鐔　銘　武州住赤坂彦十郎忠時/鍔/忠時

 

https://eirakudo.shop/tosogu/tsuba/detail/481005   Higo

 

    papered as Higo    https://wakeidou.com/pages/365/

 

 indeterminate https://rafuju.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=829120

 

 

 

[Lou V]

Dale you must have one hell of a filing system to find all these similar pieces for everyone.  I had seen the choshuya.co piece before.  There are some similarities in the wakeidou  piece.  Seems it is a crap shoot if I send it for papers someday.  Thank you both for the info.  

[Spartancrest]

2 hours ago, Lou V said:

must have one hell of a filing system

I have a good memory for "faces" - most of my trouble is remembering when and where I saw that "face" 

[John C]

23 hours ago, Lou V said:

Let me know what you think

Lou:

Here is some information about the two styles. The second paragraph talks just a bit about the differences.

John C.