Help with School and Period

[Akitombo]

Guys,

Please can you assist me with the school and period of this solid iron tsuba.

It is 3.18 inchs wide and 0.19 inchs thick at the mimi.

As always, thankyou for your help

Regards

 

David

[Marius]

David, this looks like a katchushi tsuba, but it could be made by any shool in the katchushi style. How thick is it at the seppa-dai?

[Akitombo]

Hi,

It is 0.169inchs

David

[Marius]

Something tells me Satsuma. Edo. Just a feeling...

[Akitombo]

Thankyou

David

[Soshin]

Hi David,

 

The style of rim (dote mimi) and overall shape (maru-gata) reminds me of kachushi circa the Edo Period but frequently you would see some ko-sukashi or surface treatment and the difference in the thickness between the seppa-dai (middle) and mimi (rim) would be much greater often being a few milometers. I don't know anything about the Edo Period Satsuma school. Sorry about not being much help.

 

 

 

Yours truly,

David Stiles

[Akitombo]

Could the Hitsu Ana be original or added later, that is if we are talking early Edo period?

David

[Soshin]

Hi David,

 

The kozuka-hitsu ana looks original. Nornally a nonoriginal hitsu ana will cut throuht the design. Not sure of the age of the Tsuba other then I think it is Edo Period. Hope you find the information helpful.

 

 

 

Yours truly,

David Stiles