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And some mimi... 👀

And the other side:

And now some autumn flowers... 🌼 Bought together with previous tsuba 😃 Still Mumei... Nanako... Mokko... Shakudo... Mino goto (?) Dimensions: 7,62 x 6,92 x 0,34 (@seppa-dai) cm. Weight: 132 gr.

Indeed. Thanks Jean!

Thanks Geraint and Brian. Seems the tsuba has been used... Here some mimi pics:

And the other side:

Just bought this tsuba today 😃 Mumei... Nanako... Mokko... Shakudo... 7,33 x 6,59 x 0,34 (at seppa-dai) cm. Weight: 126 gr. Curious for your comments 👍🏻

And... another one 🤣 Never seen a tsuba with that much varieties‼️

Thanks for your replies. Still hoping someone saw this before and can identify the marks.

Thanks Barry, But I never saw such inserts on any sekigane. Should be a special reason to do so, what maybe can lead to maker (of the sekigane), aging the tsuba or other information.

Just got this little simple iron tsuba, kaku mimi, with 2 udenuki ana. Measurements: 6,80 x 6,15 cm x 0,40 cm at nakagô hitsu ana x 0,35 cm mimi at top - x 0,37 cm mimi at bottom x 0,41 cm mimi at L & R side Kozuka hitsu ana: 1,84 x 1,06 cm Kôgai hitsu ana: 1,64 x 0,87 cm Udenuki ana: 0,42 & 0,32 cm Weight: 74 gr. Remarks: The Kôgai hitsu ana is smaller than the opposite Kozuka hitsu ana; The Sekigane are marked with flowers. My questions: Can the way of treating the Nakagô hitsu ana and Sekigane (the flowers) lead to date the tsuba or identify the school / maker?

Moriyama San, どうもありがとうございます 👍🏻😃

I bought this old (hand forged?) knife, but can't find the maker's name... I know this isn't a Nihonto, but it can be made by a swordsmith. So... Any help is welcome. I think the first two kanji are 登録 , written backwards. Dimensions: - total length in scabbard: 43,6 cm - without: 41,3 cm - Blade (with machi): 27,3 x 0,37 cm

And I found 2 mei that come near (?) this one: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Hamano_Masanobu_-_Tsuba_with_a_Hawk_and_a_Sparrow_-_Walters_51381.jpg and https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22380/lot/3204/?category=list&epik=dj0yJnU9TzRDaWV3dk9FckFxUkFxc2wzVGJ4Z3luQU9TMC1OQ0kmcD0wJm49VVJSWnFPSjVuQzdLNmxNdy02Z2FzdyZ0PUFBQUFBR0lEOElv

Thank you Kyle. There are some really visual differences in the mei: - first stroke (deep) of the MI - mid (4'''') and last 'long' stroke of the BOKU

My guess... Masanobu Anyone?

Yes Dale! That's what I mean with "Never seen before... Anyone?" Thanks!

And another new one: Iron tsuba with silver and golden rats. Dimensions: 6,53 x 6,07 x 0,54 cm Weight: 112 gr. Never seen before... Anyone?

New in my collection: A small "Miboku"-signed tsuba. Dimensions: 6,14 x 5,35 x 0,38 (rim) - 0,36 (seppadai) cm Weight: 76 gr Any information is welcome!

No initials on the backside 😅 But... what is the front or backside on this tsuba? 🤔

Is this Namban tsuba 'that' good...?

Hey Glen, Thanks for your new post. The hitsu-ana in the tsuba shown in https://www.mandarinmansion.com/item/Japanese-tsuba-canton-style are cut out later on. In mine, the tsuba design is made with hitsu-ana, without their usual form. The Seppa-Dai is not decorated and the cut corners of the Seppa-Dai leans towards the normal oval 'Japanese' form. For me, the only thing not Japanese is maybe the way the gold is added (2 in stead of 3-way). By the way, are hitsu-ana a typical Japanese feature? A picture with another background:

Just to show the only 'separate' fuchigashira I own. Any comment and / or information will be highly appreciated Fuchi: 3,76 x 1,74 x 0,73 cm - 13,08 gr Kashira: 3,50 x 1,36 x 0,63 cm - 8,90 gr Mumei

And here is the anwer: The feet of the flying bird are inlaid with red copper. Is this practice known and can the mumei tsuba be identified by this feature?

I bought this tsuba in 2016 and handled it from time to time. Today I looked at it again and had a real surprise Here is the iron tsuba: Dimensions: 7,92 x 7,90 x 0,54 cm. Weight: 88 gr. You found the surprise? I'll send the answer below.