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It must be a great privilege to be able to touch such beauties!

A particularly interesting article, written with great talent! Thank you!

I must admit that the discussion has become extremely interesting. Thank you all very much! Can you please tell me where Mr. Fred Weissberg's article was originally published? I will make time to read the article today. It promises to be very interesting. I also read something very interesting in Okabe-Kakuya. He says: "It is related that once Taiko-Hideyoshi, the Japanese Napoleon, saw the swords of his generals lying on a rack in the antechamber of his palace, and so expressive was their individuality that he at once recognized to whom each belonged.". It would be assumed that the generals' swords were in scabbards. In this situation, what gave each sword its individuality and linked it to its owner were the tsuka and tsuba.

Greetings everyone! I'm trying to figure out what the nature of the connection between the tsuba and the owner was. All the above discussion is very useful to me in this regard. I will also read carefully the older post indicated by Mantis dude. It turns out to be very interesting in this regard. Thank you all! Any ideas, suggestions, on this topic are welcome.

Yes, theoretical both scenarios are in play. But I'm interested in whether there is any concrete information (however small) in this regard. To put things a little differently: do we have any concrete information about the existence of a connection between the subject illustrated by a tsuba and its owner? So far, I haven't really seen tsubas with representations of kamon, which could be an indication that the decoration/illustration of a tsuba was not in a very close connection with its owner.

Who chose the design of a tsuba? The manufacturer or the buyer? I am talking about the case of tsubas illustrating various subjects. Is there any concrete Information in this regard?

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Nobumitsu... Yes! It's something else! Thank you very much!

I kept looking, but couldn't find anything in the "Nobuie" style that resembles the 3D decoration of my tsuba. What do you think? When could be this tsuba dated?

The second sign looks to be different (please see the circle in my photo) from Nobuie 1st and 2nd generations. Thank you!

Hello, I searched for the signature from this tsuba through the few works I have on the subject. Unfortunately I couldn't find anything identical. It seems to be about someone whose name starts with "Nobuie" (if I understood correctly). I am a newbie in this field but I am trying to learn as fast and as much as possible. Please, could someone tell me who this signature belongs to? Any suggestion is welcome. Thank you!

Seppa (not Kappa- automatic correction).

I typed the answer from my phone and it appears with different fonts. sorry!

Your observations are very good and correct Mr. Jake. Thank you very much! I don't think tsuba 2 was just decorative. As I said, its central hole has been enlarged in our times. The original hole was narrower, and the kappa would probably have reached right up to the character's hand.

The hole in tsuba 2 was recently widened probably to accommodate a thicker blade. Polishing is visible.