Interesting Nagamitsu On Aoi Art

[Stephen]

https://www.aoijapan.com/img/sword/2016/16601-2.jpg

 

The cut of the mei gives me a feeling it was done by the same hand that did Takahashi Nobufusa 

Slough 128-130

 

 

[Vermithrax16]

Will research, not my era of interest but would like to see what you are looking at.

[eternal_newbie]

I saw that one too, but it was the koshirae that drew my attention - in particular, that three-piece tsuba is something I personally haven't seen before (well, either it's a three-piece tsuba or those are the most epic seppa I've ever encountered!)

 

https://www.aoijapan.com/katana-uno-shin-15-mai-tanren-bizen-kuni-jyunin-ichiryushi-nagamitsu-saku

[Pete Klein]

The decorative O-seppa are not original to the tsuba but were most likely added at the time of the koshirae fabrication.  The tsuba has filled hitsuana which are covered by the large seppa.  It would not make any sense to have a seppa covering the hitsuana if they were functional therefore the seppa are not original to the tsuba.  It's an interesting aesthetic step to transform a katana tsuba into a tsuba for use on a tachi.

[b.hennick]

With all those seppa (eight),the tsuba must not be original to the koshirae .