Wakizashi ID

[JDub]

Looking for information on era and any other details on this Wakizashi in Koshirae. It is unsigned.

 

Thanks for help in advance. 

[Rivkin]

More pictures of the work itself would be very helpful. Otherwise sugata suggests Tensho.

[JDub]

24 minutes ago, Rivkin said:

More pictures of the work itself would be very helpful. Otherwise sugata suggests Tensho.

Here are a few more. Thank you for your help. 

[Rivkin]

Tensho to Kanei, provincial work.

[lonely panet]

im getting a osafune feeling

[Lewis B]

For me it looks Shinto Satsuma, or as alternative, possibly a provincial Sue Bizen piece

[Sebuh]

RVAkatana selling this? recognize the photo types 

[ROKUJURO]

The SHAKO TSUBA looks cast to me.

[Toki]

50 minutes ago, Sebuh said:

RVAkatana selling this? recognize the photo types 

Yeah, I saw it posted on their Facebook page iirc

 

[JDub]

1 hour ago, Sebuh said:

RVAkatana selling this? recognize the photo types 

Yep I picked it up from them. 

[JDub]

1 hour ago, ROKUJURO said:

The SHAKO TSUBA looks cast to me.

What does this mean?

[ROKUJURO]

Jason,

did you try a search on the internet?

SHAKO is the term for this design that represents AMIDA rays in SUKASHI technique.

Formerly, this design was assumed to represent clock gears, so it was called TOKEI (HAGURUNA).

Cast iron TSUBA are later manufacture for tourists and do not have collecting value. They can be found on swords where the original TSUBA was swapped out and replaced by a cheap one.