Chidori Bird Tsuba

[RobertM]

Hi chaps, this is an unusual one of chidori birds that i picked up from a fellow board member a few years ago. Has anyone got an idea on school? I cant really place it. Unusually despite the design covering the seppa dai it does appear to be mounted at one time.

 

May thanks

 

Rob

[vajo]

Wonderfull Tsuba. I like it very much. So beautifull!

[Thierry BERNARD]

possibly kinko school!!

what is the material??

[RobertM]

Sorry forgot to mention its iron

[GARY WORTHAM]

Was not really a fan of the chidori theme till I got this tsuba on a wonderful fully mounted Echizen Rai sword in all chidori theme fittings. Changed my mind. Just sharing.

[Michael 101]

Hi Rob,

 

Now that is a nice tsuba, good carving especially for iron. The carving over the seppa dai area is also interesting. Reminds me a little of some Hizen school work but its outside of my limited knowledge base.

 

It will help to have some measurements to help promote other comments on a possible maker - height, width and thickness at the centre and edge if your able too.

 

I have a nishigaki kanshiro soft metal example of the same design on the for sale section of the board but have seen others from nearly every school.

 

Kindest regards

Michael

[RobertM]

Hi Michael, X= 68mm Y= 72.4mm Z= 4.29mm Wgt = 99.6 gms. No noticible tapering from center to edge.

 

Many thanks