Mito Tsuba & Matching Fuchi Kashira

[HonjoMasamumei]

My Mito tsuba and matching fuchi kashira.

Bought months apart, they're clearly made by different artists but they still happened to match perfectly regarding their size and design. :D

Tsuba: Mumei, NBTHK Hozon

F/K: Naoyoshi (Kao), NTKK

Both made from shibuichi.

[Curran]

Legend/story of...

[Guido]

Legend/story of...

 

王處一 Wáng Chùyī (Japanese: 王処一 Ō Shoitsu)

[Curran]

Expecting George, but got Guido! Thank you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Chuyi

 

While we're here-   the tsuba is definitely Mito.

There is a fair chance it is product of the Uchikoshi School, a popular late Edo sub-school within the larger Mito Group.

https://books.google.com/books?id=OPfhAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA314&lpg=PA314&dq=uchikoshi+school&source=bl&ots=_mJtSM8R6g&sig=jUTfUjnmmB7SxdvKpZxtTsigL8U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL5ZW-tOrXAhWE8CYKHY6zA3gQ6AEINzAC#v=onepage&q=uchikoshi%20school&f=false

I won't go into detail as to why, and I won't bet my life on it. Unsigned is unsigned.

[HonjoMasamumei]

Forgot to mention the story ahah. Indeed Wang Chuyi.
Also thank you for the info!