Yamato ju Ietsugu

[John A Stuart]

I have always wanted a kagamishi tsuba, mostly because I have a couple of kagami and wanted another representative piece by these bronze-casters. Here is a sue-kagamishi tsuba I got for a pretty good price from e-Bay, believe it or not. John

[Ludolf Richter]

Hi John,here comes another example of the artist with a little bit different Mei (Shoshinmei!).Ludolf

[John A Stuart]

Different script, Ludolf. I'm not worried though, as this is a much copied design by various kagamishi and may have been signed by any number of his workers. I saw an exact same tsuba on another sellers site signed by a different artist Katsuyoshi or one of his workers. This one on Fred Geyers site, linked as I may be infringing copyright.

http://www.swordsandtsuba.com/tsuba/kinko.html

John

[Henry Wilson]

...the two men and the fish

 

Who are in fact, Ebisu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebisu_%28mythology%29

 

And Daikoku.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daikoku#Ma ... a_in_Japan

[ububob]

Well done, Henry. I had an inkling that might be the case with carp over the shoulder. :D

[docliss]

Attached are images of another heavy, cast bronze tsuba of the late Kagamichi type which, like John’s, is inscribed YAMATO (NO)JU IETSUGU SAKU. Presumably this is by H 01841.0, working in Yamato in the 1700s. It is ex the Jepson and Tassell collections, measuring 8.1 – 8.1 cm.

 

Interestingly, there is a similar, signed guard shown as # 530 on p.166 of the Illustrated Catalogues of Tokyo National Museum: Sword Guard. John L.

[Brian]

Another 2 tsuba for the "men carrying a fish" fans here. :D

Fair prices I think.

http://www.swordsandtsuba.com/tsuba/misctsubapage3.html

 

Brian

[docliss]

Is any kind member able to read the mei on the two latest tsuba that Brian has posted? With thanks in advance, John L.