Ni Mei Tsuba Help + Fuchimei Translation.

[Lukas K]

Hi,

I recently got back from Japan and found a nice koshirae in small antique shop.

I require your help as even tho i think i have read mei on the tsuba i am confused why would there be two mei on both sides?

I believe first one says " hizen kuni ju Tadanaga saku" and another "kan bun ni nen tadayoshi saku" which would mean it is a date 1662 and made by tadayoshi. I am correct?

Does it mean two artists made one tsuba?

 

 

And secondary i need help with fuchi mei. I only can see on the right " Yanagawa(...)" and on the right "(...)yuki" i guess.

 

Can anyone please help me with this?

Thank you,

 

Lukas

[John A Stuart]

Hizen no Kuni ju Tadanaga saku. John

[John A Stuart]

As to the 連行 fuchi. Rengyo, in Goto nanori, but, not recorded, I think. John

[Lukas K]

Thank you John.

Do you know if i got the other side of the tsuna right? And why two signatures?

[John A Stuart]

Maybe 寛文二年忠吉鍛 instead of saku maybe 'kitau' forged. You have it correct though, forged by Tadayoshi and finished by Tadanaga. ??

[Lukas K]

Makes sense.

We are definitely close

 

Thanks.

Other thing thst bugs me is the last kanji on thr right of the fuchi. Looks like "sei" but not sure what would it mean....

[John A Stuart]

T​his is 齊 and is sai or sei, but, also can be read as Saito in itself. Is there a town or district in 柳川 Yanagawa that is called Saito? John

[sohei]

On the fuchi:  Could it be Tsurayuki (Haynes H 10982.0)?, Family name: Yanagawa, Art name: Ryusensai.  Born Shonai in Dewa Province, later worked in Edo, died in March 1856. Student of Yanagawa Naotsura.  Mike

[John A Stuart]

Good one. Tsurayuki. That is quite the interesting art name or Go, using the kanji for Yanagawa with sai to create Ryusensai, brill. John

[Lukas K]

Thank you all for your help. No way i would figure it out myself