tsuba w/ kanji

[denlong]

Here are a couple of tsuba you guys might enjoy

 

http://s215.photobucket.com/albums/cc24 ... aZen-1.jpg

 

http://s215.photobucket.com/albums/cc24 ... uba2-1.jpg

 

 

this is my first post, I apologize if it doesn't work right

 

Den

[Nobody]

http://s215.photobucket.com/albums/cc24 ... uba2-1.jpg

Hi,

 

The kanji on the tsuba are “出硎閃々光芒如花 二腰両腕一割若瓜â€.

I found that they are identical with the Setsudan-mei (截断銘) on a katana of Suishinshi Masahide (水心子正秀).

 

See the item No. 28 in the following list on the NBTHK web site.

http://www.touken.or.jp/museum/shintoumeisakuten.html

http://www.touken.or.jp/english/display%20list.html

[denlong]

Hi;

 

Thank You !

 

Does this imply that the tsuba was made for this sword, or at the same time as the sword ?

 

Thanks again

Dennis Long

[Nobody]

The latter part of the Setsudan-mei (cutting test record) says that it smoothly swept two waists and both hands like a fresh melon. Although I am unsure about the former part, that may be something like.......... After polish, it sparkles and the crepuscular rays look like a flower.

 

Anyway, when the tsuba was made, the description of the Setsudan-mei had been known. But I do not know if there was a direct relationship between the sword and the tsuba.