RobertM
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Damn auto correct
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It's certainly is "chunky" in parts, but I feel it still has that Alaska style.
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I would have said Akasaka. From the photos it looks a little worse for ware or that could just be a bad pic. Rob M
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I presume this would be classed as a tempo tsuba. Ive been reading the excellent article below. I see the hatched kakine but can't identify the other? http://www.users.on.net/~coxm/?page=TsubaII
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Thank you all for your help Rob m
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Could someone be so kind to translate this mei. I've spent a few hours trying but have come up with just saku as the final kanji ????
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Hi Mario, I've heard of shakudo rims being added but never iron. Does anyone have an example?
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Was bought from a fellow UK seller, I'm not familiar with Daimyo54.
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Doesn't the markings on the stand show where the rim was removed?
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Some of the tendrils are carved in 3d overlapping without touching. Not something I have seen before on bushu or choshu tsuba.
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Was bored from lockdown and from the fairly poor eBay pics it looked OK for a low bid. It almost has a nanban style look with shakudo insert in ana. Personally I find the design pleasing but the execution lacking.
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So picked this up last minute on eBay based on some average photos. What bugs me is the lack of attention to detail in the rim where it's plain uneven in parts. Any ideas on school (hizen?) or just late Edo period hobby work?
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Do you think this yamagane tsuba would date from the muromachi / Momoyama period? 7x7x0.4cm. The photos make it appear much lighter than it is in the hand. Many thanks Rob M
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Initialy I would have said Kinai.
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Recieved today, looks even better than original photo.
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Thanks for the comments both. There is cross hatching on both sides of the seppa dai (something I haven't noticed before, with remnants of silver which I thought was just patina wear) The hatching even covers the mei. I presume with its original silver surface the mandate would have really stood out.
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I would say an Edo period functional tsuba thats been modified to fit a slimmer blade. Not much else to say really other than it's not modern.
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Nice pics and write up ????
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Ryusen (Japanese Maple)
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One of my tsuba with same design signed bushu tamagawa nobutsune at the age of 64
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What's strange is that the cut is not very "clean"?
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I'm just trying to understand the tsuba prior to restoration. Is that copper plating that's worn away from an iron base?
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Hi Florian, whats the design?
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Hi Grev, have pm'd you Thanks
