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Hi Ed ! At first glance, the small hollows on the tsuba surface are alarming that tsuba may be cast copy ? Please , show us both sides and rim photos. Mikolaj

Nice tsuba Marc. Can anyone show us Ko-akasaka tsuba. This is the first three generations. The earliest works of Akasaka come from Owari, so there are clear similarities between Owari sukashi and Akasaka or even the greater influence of Owari and Kyo-sukashi.I have two Akasaka tsuba, I think early ,nfluece of owari , the quality of the metal corresponds with Owari quards. 1. A bird and plum (ume) in blossom. Dimensions 68 x 64 x 6 mm. 2. and Symilar Kanayama tsuba http://is2.sss.fukushima-u.ac.jp/…/20011.002/html/00049.html

My paper copy arrived today. The advantage of this album is many tsuba , often with rare themes. However, it is a surprise to give dates such as Akashak 1620 for tsuba. It is a pity that no source of attribution was provided. I recommend to everyone,this will be a very useful book. Good work , Grev !!! :beer:

Hi. I want to ask question about this Tsuba ( My first impression was Owari district sukashi tsuba ) The size is 65 x 62 mm , the thickness ~ 3,5 mm The surface has a dark silver shine - cast copy ? Tsuba has numerous granular tekkotsu - best seen in mimi . The theme of this tsuba is Miho no Matsubara - seashore with beautiful pine trees and scenic view of Mount Fuji , the design is rather rare. In the book "SUKASHI TSUBA" by Kokubo Kenichi 1968 I found a similar tsuba . Could it be Kanayama tsuba? Mikolaj

Thank's Thierry , I wonder What does the term "Sosho , Chuo-Kaizan" ? This phrase is found in signatures Iyo Shoami makers.

Iyo Shoami , oval copper plate carved with ferns, applied with a shakudo rim. signed : YOSHU MATSUYAMA SHOAMI SOSHO ? ??? MORIKUNI SAKU KORE ? Many thanks in advance

Florian , I agree with you . Sometimes the assignment to school is not quite obvious. Knowns patterns and themes are large facilitation . Some of points make it difficult to established appropriate attribution In picture below a few sukashi tsuba : on the left is Kyo , right side is Owari , center Kyo/Owari

A similar tsuba assigned to Kyo but also a suggestion to school Owari (http://www.users.on.net/~coxm/?page=tsubaI_tsuba) Owari tsuba, ji-sukashi, maru gata, kozuka and kogai hitsu ana, maru mimi, 8.1 x 7.9 x 0.4 cm, design of eight blossoms of kiri (paulownia) which was the mon of several old clans. Probably late Muromachi to early Edo period.

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Hi Markus ! One printed colour copy for me , please

Hi,James ! This tsuba looks like for later Akasaka school . Below photo - your and similar Akasaka tsuba around middle Edo.

Original signature in the picture below

I think this mei is : SURUGA SADASHIGE SAKU .

Four sakashi tsuba , nice openwork : Owari and Kyo .

Thank you! This is my new acquisition.There is a picture below of the tsuba in the box . The tsuba of the box does not look for me on the Yagyu. Similar compositions and small sukashi notches in the form of clouds reminiscent of the work of Nobuie and Yamakichibei . Perhaps hako-gaki refers to another tsuba?

Owari sukashi tsuba

Tsuba signed: Tosa Kuni Ju Myochin Ki Toshio and Hako-Gaki by dr K.Torigoye (page 33 "Tsuba Kanshoki" K.Torigoye )

Hi guys ! I would appreciate help with the hako-gaki below . This style of kanji writing is for me difficult to read Thank you.

Among other I also like Namban , so I raised one hand .

Nice tsuba , look like Kanayama/Owari school .

Tetsu tsuba with hammered surface look like tosho , symetric tomoe sukashi design , dimension 80 x 77 x 4 mm .Tsuba is signed Kaneiye saku . What do you think about it ? Could this be the work of Meijin Kaneiye artists? Mikolaj

I have doubts about this tsuba. Iron round plate 79x79 x 3 mm, with gourd sukshi center right side and striped umbrella sukashi on the edge right upper side , hammered surface. I think , that the kozuka hitsu ana is cut larger than the orginal shape and kogai hitsu ana was added later - high density sukashi in the right side. Katchusi or Saotome school , early Edo ? The same theme on Myochin tsuba - late Edo Mikolaj

Hi James please add me to the list. kind regards Mikolaj

Mike, thank you for your opinion,the latest photos 4 and 5 tsuba were scanned. I enclose a photo with the camera.

This is probably Akasaka Tsurumaru tsuba, please help by reading the signature . first kanji is 通 - Michi ? , second ??? Perhaps Michishige Haynes H05059 or H05060 but I'm not sure. Thanks