Ichijo School Tsuba

[Frank B]

Before discussing, I just wanted to say thank you again to Curran for the seamless transaction, I can't recommend him enough. The tsuba in question has hozon papers to the ichijo school and is done in the classic snowflake theme. I've done research on these but have not found much. If anyone has more info to add, I'd love to discuss it.

[Vermithrax16]

Great tsuba Frank!

[Frank B]

Thank you Jeremiah 

[TETSUGENDO]

Frank,

 

Smart buy!  Curran's offerings are always fine quality and never boring, on top of having a great eye....he's a true gentleman. Unless someone comes along who has invested much time studying Ichijo's followers...you'll have to spend a lot of time researching, good luck.  Meanwhile, I'll do some digging and let you know if I uncover anything of interest.

 

-S-

[Frank B]

Thank you Steven

[Geraint]

Dear Frank.

 

Lovely tsuba, I have always enjoyed these.  Are you looking for more examples or more information about a likely student of Ichijo?

 

All the best.

[Frank B]

Geraint, yes that'd be great.

[Frank B]

Both would be great resources.

[Curran]

Was there not an NBTHK publication on the Ichijo Ippa in their journal?

 

Work is chaotic at the moment, but I should go digging for it if someone else cannot find it.

Also, master Markus is certain to have written on the topic.

[Frank B]

I'll try to do some digging myself, thank you.

[Geraint]

Hi Frank.

 

If I can wrangle the technology I should be able to add copies of Ichijo lineage. (From the catalogue of tsuba in the Stibbert collection).  I have a reference to a kinko example which I will see if I can find.

 

 

All the best.

[Frank B]

Definitely not a bad list of possible options.

[Soshin]

The second photo gives me a headache.  I never really ever owned a tsuba from that school but I remember reading a nice Blog post written by Rich Turner about a tsuba from this school awhile ago.  Overall good to see you spending your money wisely young padawan..     

[Geraint]

 

Dear Frank.

 

Found what I was looking for.  These were in Christie's, March 1995.  Both by Ichijo and quite stunning!  Shakudo daisho tsuba and tsuka plates.

 

All the best.

 

[Frank B]

Thank you Geraint, agreed those are stunning. 

[Frank B]

The only similar "school" tsuba is a smaller brass one.http://www.shibuiswords.com/haynesTsu104.html

[MauroP]

See here a nice tsuba signed Ichijō, with NBTHK paper:

https://www.seiyudo.com/tu-08071.htm

 

Mauro

[Frank B]

Mauro, yes thats a great tsuba. A good one to study alongside. 

[MauroP]

Here a papered iron tsuba almost identical (even in the disposition of kokuin):

http://www.e-sword.jp/tsuba/1810-6017.htm

Mauro

[Frank B]

That actually is the identical one, just lightly restored.

[Curran]

Ginza Choshuya recently put one up:

https://www.choshuya.co.jp/tsuba-archives

 

Link is a little slow to load.

[TETSUGENDO]

From The Walters Art Museum, acc.#51.209.2

[Frank B]

Those are some great examples.

[Geraint]

Dear Frank.

 

One more if yo have the book. Compton collection sale at Christie's, Part III, lot 67.  This one described as a islver plate.

 

All the best.