Tsuba Signed Shun ?

[Kurikata]

Hello,

 

I need some help for the second Kanji - I guess first Kanji is Shun. 

 

Would it be Shunjyu & Kao ?

 

Than you for your help

 

Bruno

[MauroP]

My best guess is also 春秋 - Shunjū (spring and autumn?)

Mauro

[Kurikata]

Thank you Mauro,

 

I don not see any 春秋 - Shunjū, in my books and even, if the theme of the tsuba might be "Spring and Autumn" I hardly consider that an artist would have taken such a name. Especially with a kaho behind. Gimei protentially ? but why to have choosen such an unknow artist name ?

 

More questions than answers......

[ROKUJURO]

The name is perhaps starting with HARU? The reading/pronunciation may be different as I could not find any TSUBASHI with name HARUJU....

[John A Stuart]

Search, Haruaki. John

[Guido]

Search, Haruaki.

 

If you're hinting at Haruaki Hōgan, "Haruaki" is written 春明 in that case; I couldn't find any artist who signed 春秋 so far.

[SteveM]

On page 274 of Wakayama's 刀装金工事典 there is a 春秋 (my guess is the pronunciation is Haruaki). Says he is a student of Yanagawa Naoharu, was allowed the use of the Yanagawa name, and that he sometimes signed 柳川春秋. 

[John A Stuart]

In Haynes as well. After the 春明 entries. John

[Kurikata]

Thank you gentlemen

 

Thank you Jean and John to have open a door with "Haru". The way kanji are pronounced make the reading quite tricky...

 

Thank you Steve to have found the "correct" tsubashi.

 

In fact I have recognized in Haynes the right person with signature 柳川春秋-> H 00766.0

 

Steve, would you kind enough to copy me the page Wakayama page 264?

[SteveM]

You are welcome Bruno,

I hope its a match, but I can't guarantee that your 春秋 is the same one mentioned in the reference (and of course, as always, the signature could be faked),

 

Having said that...here you go

 

 

[Kurikata]

Thank you Steve for your strong support.