Tsuba With Inlayed Signature

[David McDonald]

Dear All

 

Just got this tsuba and am having troubles reading the mei.

 

I did find a possible reading in Joly's Shosankenshu which I included

and image here.

 

Any help would be great.

 

Thanks

david

[John A Stuart]

In Haynes there is only one 序正 from Hitachi, Mito. Hirata school. John

[David McDonald]

In Haynes there is only one 序正 from Hitachi, Mito. Hirata school. John

Dear John

序正

is this Jomasa or Tsunemasa.  I found neither in Haynes.

What am I missing?

 

later

david

[John A Stuart]

H10824.0 Tsunemasa. I checked a multitude of other readings, but, came up MT. John

[David McDonald]

H10824.0 Tsunemasa. I checked a multitude of other readings, but, came up MT. John

Dear John

Thanks I could not find the listing?????

I would be nice if the family name Hirata 平田 matched the first two kanji.

Now we need an example in some book to confirm.

Thanks for your thoughts.

back to the books.

later

david

[David McDonald]

Dear John

 

In Haynes H10824.0 Tsunemasa.

The listing notes JS t423 which is just joly's book and the

listing is for the Hitachi province Tsunemasa.

 

So Joly's list this as two different smiths.  So back to looking.

 

later

david

[k morita]

Hi,

 

The tsuba signature says Ki(no)kuni(Kishu province)木國, Tsunemasa 常正, not 序正　.

[John A Stuart]

Wow, never thought that was 常 in a billion years, or the first kanji being 木 for that matter.    John

[uwe]

Wow, never thought that was 常 in a billion years, or the first kanji being 木 for that matter. John

Neither do I, unbelievable........

Thank you Morita San!

[David McDonald]

Dear All

 

Thanks for the help and thank you Morita San.

 

Haynes book lists 4 smiths that match.  Now I can see what

is in my books.

 

later

david