New Tsuba

[Stephen]

Ok have at me, i know i know why am shoping on evilbay.

i seen this a fig it would give me more than a few hours of doing something other than being in front of a TV or PC. Please have at it! Past restore? Low quality? What part of a mei do you see and what who does that connect with? asking alot arent i LOL.

 

On me way out the door for a workout at the Y interested to see what the word is.

 

Later

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OLD-TSUBA-INLAY ... 796wt_1030

[Stephen]

WOW.... not even a fool and his money are soon parted?

[Geraint]

Hi Stephen.

 

For me all I can get with the link is the very small thumbnail so can't see much. What made you go for this one?

 

All the best.

[Ford Hallam]

I think it's a pretty fair purchase. Needs a little care but all in all a decently made piece in reasonable condition, certainly enough there to enjoy and appreciate I think.

[Antti]

Geraint, scroll down, at least I can see the larger images.

[Stephen]

anyone make out the last part of the mei in forth pix? hiro?

 

ok that didnt work did some photo shopping

[Stephen]

Thank you Ford

[Brian]

Yeah..whilst it is nothing to submit to shinsa, it is much better than the usual sub-$200 stuff we see. Think you did ok on it.

Definitely a mei there, but can't make it out.

 

Brian

[Stephen]

ill post some pix after some boning

[Ed]

after some boning

 

Yeah, that's a damn sight more fun than taking photos.

[Stephen]

yea Ed from what I remember it was great fun, alas cancer treatment and lack of a bonei has left me with just thoughts of saving this tsuba. any one care to draw on what school it is so I can do some digging while I wait for it.

[Stephen]

so im thinking hamano mid edo/ on the right track?

[Stephen]

after some work ive reveled a bit. im thinking Yuki for top kanji and not sure of bottom by stroke count it could be NORI, TADA ,MICHI

Does this come together?

or am i out in left field?

[sohei]

Could it be Yukihiro 幸廣, Haynes H.12383.0? Mike

[Stephen]

thanks Mike, does Haynes have oshigata or just list of makers?

[Brian]

Haynes is like Hawleys..just text.

 

Brian

[Soshin]

Haynes is like Hawleys..just text.

 

Brian

 

Hi Brian,

 

Haynes has a tosogu artist index and Hawleys has a swordsmith index. I have found a tsuba mei in Hawleys because the tsuba was made by a Tosho known to make tsuba. The example which is the topic of the tread is not a Tosho tsuba. Both books are not a meikan. A text with photos used to determine if a signature is judged authentic.

[Stephen]

So from response I have a ok coffee coaster, now will a hot cup destroy any inlay

[Stephen]

David what do you read the mei as?

[Brian]

Why on earth would a lack of a school attribution lead to it being a coaster?

Even Ford said it is an ok tsuba. Nice one to me too..but I have no idea of school. Call it Shoami. But you did well at a good price. That should be enough

You won't find many of these makers in the various Meikan. There were just too many of them. Maybe someone finds him eventually. Most of my tsuba I have not managed to take past the reading of the mei.

If Mike were right, here is what it says about him:

F: Fujiwara

W: Sakura in Shimªsa Province

NTS: Lempertz auction #503 lot 577, an oval

cup shape iron plate tsuba with slots cut in web

and silver dew drops on the face, signed: Sakura

shi Fujiwara Yukihiro.

SCE. R.E. Haynes collection, 197

[Stephen]

Brian that was ol dad trying to be sharp as in witty, must be rather dull as a butter knife, has any one seen a hiro like that with legs crossed? that's why I didn't go with it

[Soshin]

David what do you read the mei as?

 

Hi Stephen,

 

The mei is hard to read but I think it might say: Yukiyasu (幸安). He is in the Haynes Index but just not a lot of information about this artist that did work in the Shoami style. Here is the information.

 

H 12485.0

W: Shoani in Dewa Province

NTS: worked in the early Shoami style of iron plate tsuba with simple designs, in this case the carved Nichiren prayer.

SCE. R. E. Haynes collection, 1946

 

Not sure what "early Shoami style" means in this context. Sorry about not being a big help on this one.

[Stephen]

Thanks to all who replied,

guess well let this one ride off into the sunset too.

[Ford Hallam]

Steven, Judging from what Robert Haynes suggests is Aizu Shoami I think yours might get a similar call.

http://www.shibuiswords.com/haynesTsu48.html

 

So you appear to have an early (circe 1750) Aizu Shoami tsuba that's signed. Not too shabby at all and would probably get papers, if only Hozon.

[Ford Hallam]

and another one very similar.

http://www.nihonto.eu/de/schwerter-und-beschlagteile/antike-stuecke/beschlagteile/tsuba/katana-und-tachi/++/art_id/16/table/tsuben_articles/

[Stephen]

Ford thank you, what ive been looking for.

[Brian]

And I think David has it...Yukiyasu looks good to me.

 

Brian

[Stephen]

Wish I could confirm that, I don't see the far left stroke, that gives the lawn chair look

[Stephen]

OK have found a yasu as tsuba has, may be the case like Brian's hiro in Tsunahiro new norm of print. Thanks one and all