Translation assistance sword and tsuba

[edzo]

Dear Members,

This sword is in an uchigata mount but the blade includes a sho stamp. Can't get one character (i think, on the tang) I'm at a total loss except for what looks like masa om the tsuba. Unusual wood grain mokume etched i think and very thick. Can someone tell me what you think? Thank You all, Ed

Tang No Nhu Seki Take Yama Yoshi ? Saku, i think thats right.

Tsuba, not good with the fancy style/ One character looks to be masa?

[Veli]

Yoshinao, I think...

 

Are you trying to read the tsuba upside down :D ?

 

Veli

[edzo]

Dear Veli, Thanks I think your correct, i toiled with that kanji once before, on a tsuba i think, thanks again. "No, I posted the tsuba photo incorrectly sorry for that. Ed Here it is.

[k morita]

Hi,

The tsuba mei is "Seshu-ju, Nobuchika"

摂州住 信近

[cabowen]

Is the tsuba mounted on the this blade?

[edzo]

Dear Chris and Morita san, thank you. Chris,The tsuba is mounted on the sword, the fuchi-kashira are neat, a kikusui motif.

Morita san, As I look at the shu, nobu kanji, i can connect them however, se and chika are more challenging. Thanks very much guys,Ed. I think the blade a possible gendaito but don't know for sure.

[cabowen]

The showa stamp indicates it is not traditionally made....I like the tsuba!

[edzo]

Thanks Chris, I read that and then a debate on that issue, possibly with mantetsu saku or nagamitsu not sure. I believe you are correct and thing the hamon is one of oil drenching. Is the tsuba a showa item?, the mokume appears in one side., Thanks,Ed

[cabowen]

Yes, most sho(wa) stamped blades were made of western steel and oil quenched. The tsuba is probably older but I will defer to the tsuba specialists that populate this board for a definitive assessment.

[edzo]

Thanks Chris, Ed