Tsuba Identification

[nektoalex]

Hello! Kindly assist with identification of maker, school, and estimated period of this Tsuba..

[rkg]

Nara?

Best,

rkg

(Richard George)

[Kurikata]

Nara School for sure.... End of Edo

[lonely panet]

I was going to suggest Nara as well. But I'm not that knowledgable on nara

[nektoalex]

 

I thank everyone for the definition. Request to identify the next tsuba.

[nektoalex]

 

 

And please indetify and express opinions on the iron tsub

[nektoalex]

 

Greetings to all!

Probably I'm asking for obvious things-maybe. It happens. I will submit to the court of public opinion the next tsubu. In advance. Is grateful for your comments in the definition and perception of the subject! My English is limping - it's true ...

[vajo]

The shishi dog tsuba looks like cast in my eyes, sorry.

[nektoalex]

Thanks for the opinion  Chris. Better photos. It seems that the master did not finish the tsuba - as there were traces of marking the future contours, and the texture of the metal surface with traces of the cutter and grooves after the tool. Like that. I am grateful for any comments.

Regards , 

Alexsandr

[nektoalex]

Greetings to all !
There is an assumption that this tsuba-flowers clematis-iron, santoku belongs to the school Kaga and dates back to the XVII century. I ask to speak out on the correctness of attribution.

Regards,

Alexsandr

[Geraint]

Dear Alexsandr.

 

I think the term Heianjo zogan would spring to mind for this one, have a look here, http://home.earthlink.net/~jggilbert/heianjo.htm

 

All  the best.

[nektoalex]

Thanks dear Geraint, you are right, this term in this case is more appropriate. I represent the following tsubu from the family Gomoku Zogan dating from the 17th century. I ask to speak out on the correctness of attribution.

Regards,

Alexsandr

[nektoalex]

Hello!

I ask you to express your views on the period of manufacture and school of this tsuba. Thanks in advance!

[ROKUJURO]

Alexsandr,

this could be a late KINAI TSUBA.

[kissakai]

Hi

This my tsuba

 

 

Possibly Sendai - Aizu Shoami 1650 - 1700

 

 

[nektoalex]

Thank you for your help! Grev Your tsuba variation is almost identical, except for the mimi form.

[nektoalex]

Greetings!

Daisy tsuba. What was interesting were bought at different times and in different sources. Maybe late edo?

[nektoalex]

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[Surfson]

Those crane tsuba make a nice daisho, assuming that the color of the metal is similar in the hand!

[Marius]

 

Gomoku Zogan dating from the 17th century. I ask to speak out on the correctness of attribution.

 

 

 

17th century? Doubtful. I would say this is a 18th-19th c "tosho" which has been adorned (read "defaced") by the zogan, most likely some time after the tsuba was made.

 

I will give you a tip regarding attribution... Whatever is not obvious, you can attribute to "Shoami". Of course this is pointless, as Shoami is a grab bag. But if you need an attribution for your guards, this is the way to go. 

[Gunome]

Hello,

 

17th century? Doubtful. I would say this is a 18th-19th c "tosho" which has been adorned (read "defaced") by the zogan, most likely some time after the tsuba was made.

 

I will give you a tip regarding attribution... Whatever is not obvious, you can attribute to "Shoami". Of course this is pointless, as Shoami is a grab bag. But if you need an attribution for your guards, this is the way to go. 

For me tosho point to iron tsuba. These one seems to be shakudo ones.

So I guess this is original ornaments.

 

No idea about the school.

[Marius]

I was referring to the gomoku zogan tsuba, which is iron.

[ROKUJURO]

Alexsandr,

in the first photo of post 18 I am missing the beak of the crane. Or is that my old eyes?

 

[nektoalex]

The beak is present, the bird's head is tilted down and to the right-under the trunk.

[ROKUJURO]

Thank you, I see it now!

[Gunome]

Hello,

I was referring to the gomoku zogan tsuba, which is iron.

 

Sorry for confusion, I was thinking your were discussing the last photos.

[nektoalex]

I thank everyone for their help in determining! I ask you to comment on the "snowflake" in the question of attribution.