drbvac Posted March 23, 2008 Report Posted March 23, 2008 Gentlemen: THis tsuba is on a wakizashi I got several years ago and in looking at some info from Doc L, I came across this one by Kinai of Echizen As this one that I have is mumei - wht are the chances it is Kinai as well? Quote
docliss Posted March 23, 2008 Report Posted March 23, 2008 Hello again, Brian Your tsuba certainly bears a resemblance to those illustrated in the Kinai transcription that has been posted on the Nihonto-no-Bi web site, both being similar depictions of a shitagi mushroom. But while a combination of ShÅami and ChÅshÅ« styles is seen in Kinai work, occasionally with some nunome-zÅgan decoration, the presence of the gold, hira-zÅgan pine needles is quite unlike anything seen on these tsuba. That feature, together with the wide ryÅ-hitsu, immediately says to me ‘ShÅami work’. Regards, John. Quote
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