DirkO Posted October 18, 2007 Report Posted October 18, 2007 Hey all, I just got this tsuba. It's really 'plain' but it's very skillfull in it's plainness. Basically I just loved the shape of it, and isn't that what collecting is all about ? I was wondering if someone could tell me more about Kuni Hiro ? Dark patina. Kakugata form and kaku mimi. Kozuka itsu ana and kogai itsu ana are open. Size: 78mm×72mm Nakago ana 28mm×9mm Quote
Rich T Posted October 18, 2007 Report Posted October 18, 2007 Hi Dirk. There are 10 Kunihiro's that signed with these kanji in Haynes. These tsuba are almost as prolific as Shoami tsuba. They are seen very often. This is a rather rustic looking piece and I wonder if it may be by the Kunihiro that's real name was Kisanuki Keizô. He worked in the castle grounds in Satsuma and died in 1800. He was a samurai who made fittings as a hobby. All speculation of course. There are many tsuba signed Kunihiro that as signed on the opposite side of the nakago ana and are a very neat signature. Cheers Rich Quote
DirkO Posted October 19, 2007 Author Report Posted October 19, 2007 Thx Rich, The seller thought it was a momoyama piece, and not from the 1800's. Any Kuni Hiro from that era ? I don't have my Haynes with me right now and it'll be days before I can check some things at home in my books... Quote
Ludolf Richter Posted October 19, 2007 Report Posted October 19, 2007 I have checked several Kunihiro Mei in my Tsuba books:no result.It might have been made by a swordsmith,e.g.Hawley's KUN 209 from Musashi,who lived around Enpo era.Ludolf Quote
DirkO Posted October 19, 2007 Author Report Posted October 19, 2007 yep it looks indestructable, basically that's what won me over :-) I look at nihonto as follows : first it has to fullfill it's purpose and within that frame it can be art Quote
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