Tsuba mei or simply scratches?

[Andi B.]

Hello,

 

first one question: Is it better to open a new thread asking for translation or should existing threads be used?

 

I have here a wakizashi tsuba where I dedected something what could be (a part of) a signature which I can't read.

Or are these simply scratches?

[Ford Hallam]

Hi Andi

 

these marks are very small, really, in comparison to the average size of mei on older tsuba. Their position is also not at all typical for a mei. I don't think they can be deciphered as part of a name but early Tosho (and Katshushi) type tsuba tend not to have mei anyway.

 

Hope that helps a little,

 

Ford