Ron STL Posted September 22, 2015 Report Posted September 22, 2015 I realize the paper for this tsuba reads: mei (kao), but on the left column is there anything that mentions a possible maker or school? This column typically is a description of the design, etc., but thought I'd ask. Ron STL Quote
andreYes Posted September 22, 2015 Report Posted September 22, 2015 The left column is: 雷神図 鐔 真鋳地 撫角形 高彫象嵌 Tsuba with a picture of god of thunder (kaminari kami zu), made of shinchu, rounded square shape (nadekaku gata), inlay with high relief carving (takabori zogan) - nothing about the maker, unfortunately... 1 Quote
Ron STL Posted September 22, 2015 Author Report Posted September 22, 2015 Thanks Andrey, appreciate clarifying this for me. Ron STL Quote
docliss Posted September 24, 2015 Report Posted September 24, 2015 I can make no firm attribution for Ron's tsuba, but the kao bears a marked resemblance to those illustrated on pp.Y7 and Y10 of Joly's Shosankenshu. While I am not suggesting Yasuchika 1 as the maker of this tsuba, the combination here of late Mito and Edo kinkō styles is suggestive of later Tsuchiya work. John L. Quote
SteveM Posted September 28, 2015 Report Posted September 28, 2015 雷神図 鐔 真鋳地 撫角形 高彫象嵌 Tsuba with a picture of god of thunder (kaminari kami zu), I think probably "Raijin" would be the proper pronunciation (instead of kaminari kami). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raijin Quote
andreYes Posted September 28, 2015 Report Posted September 28, 2015 I think probably "Raijin" would be the proper pronunciation (instead of kaminari kami). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raijin Oh, yes, you are right, Steve, thank you! I've made just a literally translation of each single kanji, and haven't checked the whole word Quote
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