Small Iron and Shakado Tsuba

[Danocon]

I have been buying a few old tosho style tsuba to get a sense of the iron mostly. You could not call this little tsuba tosho but I like it and the price was right. Now that I have it I like it better. I have no idea about age or school but it kind of speaks to me. The birds I would assume are cormorants and a partial boat in the lower right. No idea what the upright copper colored object is.

I like the narly iron and the irregularly raised edge. The best part is how it feels. It is kind of silky smooth despite the narly iron. There is really small gold dots in the birds eyes.

6.1cm x 6.4cm x 3.6mm thick

 

 

 

 

 

[Geraint]

Hi Dan.

 

I think the "upright copper object" is a tree or post that the boat is moored to. I would guess that the birds are geese.

 

All the best.