Help Request With Otakuku Gata Style Tsuba Please?

[CurtisR]

Good morning all,

I have recently acquired this tsuba from a friend here (he has only tsuba that I'm aware of - no blades unless he's being coy) and I KNOW I have seen this topic discussed before here but I believe I'm not putting in the right info to the search engine to get the history.... I'm specifically speaking of the two holes lined with (?) sliver. I actually like it and may buy for myself if the price is right, just because it's a but unusual.

 

Would one of your (or more) be so kind as to remind me of their "official name", purpose and approximate period(s) used - or any of those? 

He would ultimately like to sell it (and others) but I don't want to use terms like "It's got HOLES in it"    .

 

Many thanks and I'll be writing down any answers and then do more searching.

 

Sincerely,

 

Curtis

[Brian]

Udenuki ana.

 

Brian

[Jussi Ekholm]

Udenuki ana, there would be a cord through the holes that would allow you to put you hand through and around your wrist. I think udenuki was used mostly pre-Edo period in battles. I'm not a tsuba guy so I can't even begin to guess the age of that tsuba.

[Kurikata]

Hi,

 

the name is Udenuki Ana.

 

please refer to this site which provides all names in Japanese: http://www.jssus.org/nkp/kanji_for_tsuba.html

 

best regards

 

 

 

 

[CurtisR]

Ah thanks to you all! And for Bruna-san, the photo now hangs over my computer in my office!!

Domo Arigato~~~

 

Curtis R

[CurtisR]

**Bruno-san** (apologies!)

 

Curtis R.