Tsuba Seal

[peterd]

I was looking through some older posts (http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16917), where I found a post from raiden of a tsuba with a seal on the back (I've added this picture below).

 

I recently posted my tsuba and I was told that the seal may indicate the maker (http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16742) and I've also added pictures of this below.

 

I can see some similarities between the two tsuba seals. Is there any information to be gained from this or is it just a coincidence?

 

Kindest regards,

 

Pete

[Lorenzo]

In my opinion the maker have nothing to do with this. Could not the seal plus the dragon make the theme instead? I can't read the second kanji in tensho style, while the first should be 親.

So searching with this kanji plus tsuba, plus dragon, I came up with this.

 

雨龍 安親　(looks like a 雲龍 to me anyways..)

 

Incidentally (?) the second set of kanji indeed reads Yasuchika; because of the first kanji I did not grasp this famous signature at first. I feel I need to stand my idea about the theme though.

 

 

You can find other tsuba with the same theme in very different style... :?

 

http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/jcbmy121/13811978.html