Opinions On Tsuba

[reeder]

I recently acquired this tsuba. And help/opinions would be greatly appreciated. I have included some close ups of some of the details.

[jlawson]

Copper but a bit abused. Looks to me goto-esque although not goto of course. Very hard to tell from the photos but could be sanmai construction etc, as I have seen similar in the past. Not much else I can offer based on the photos presented. 

[Kurikata]

Looks like a Sanmai Awase style tsuba too me (do you confirm that three plates are held together by a border ?) .

[reeder]

It looks like its held together by the border but not sure how to tell if 3 different pieces. The border looks like a separate piece from the rest of the tsuba.

 

Would this be early Edo? Or late muromachi/momoyama?

[Kurikata]

I would guess early Edo (end of 17th century)

[Geraint]

Hi Brandon.

 

If the tsuba is sanmai then it should be possible to tell by examining the inside of the hitsu ana and nakago ana.

 

All the best.

[kissakai]

Hi Brandon
It was suggested that it looks like a sanmai (3 plate), Awase style tsuba

This shows the rivets although these are not always used and may be held in place just by the rim

This shows the three layers.
The top and bottom layers are about 1/2 to 1mm thick

So you should be able to see the construction (if any) on your tsuba

I hope this helps
Grev UK

[reeder]

Just got back in town. Here's some pics similar to yours.