TSUBA INSCRIPTION

[DGARBUTT]

THE INSCRIPTION ON THIS SOFT METAL TSUBA HAS ME STYMIED. YOUR HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

 

THANKS

[John A Stuart]

Sure, that's 漁夫暉真 Gyoyu Kishin 鐫 carved. John

[Stephen]

Dale you sure do show some nice stuff.

[John A Stuart]

Here is some info asked for.

Ca. 1761-1828

According to Haynes, the second son of the daimyo of Sakai and brother of Sakai Tadazane, daimyo of Himeji in Harima province. When very young entered the temple of Nishi Honganji, where he studied both Kano and Tosa styles of painting, then adopted the style of Ogata Korin. Along with Tani Buncho, was the most celebrated painter of his time. At 37 took up the study of metalwork in the Otsuki school.. Applied the Korin style of design and landscapes to his fittings. By reference a favourite medium was shibuichi with a ishime background, like yours. He does have a series of kao, not on your tsuba though. In the Kinko Meikan he is listed as Terusane/ Kishin and also confirms that he was Sakai Hoichi nom de plume Nanyoshi. I include a reference sample of his mei, also no kao. I leave whether shoshin or not to the qualified. John

[Curran]

Like the tsuba design and John's read is spot on.

Nice write-up by Haynes on him, and John beat me to posting a Wakayama reference signature.

 

I would have expected something stylistically different from this tsuba in execution by an Otsuki school artist, but there are no hard rules on that. It was not too long ago that I learned about a Goto artisan who decided to work in his interpretation of the Bushu Ito style. Also, Otsuki school was not so small.

 

Anyone have images of Kishin tsuba to compare?