Kaga Zogan/kaga School

[TETSUGENDO]

A nice Kaga iron piece from 'Swords of the Samurai', by Lumir Jisl- plate 55.

[John A Stuart]

I have always just thought Higo for this tsuba, but, I guess, Kagazogan is apt as well, No? john

[zanilu]

Steven good find.

I have the book but totally missed it!

 

John the picture are small, but it look like nunome zogan to me, but it is difficult to say!

If really nunome zogan is not topical of Kaga zogan, or at least this is what I came to understand.

 

Regards

Luca

[John A Stuart]

I am not sure. The mimi has itozogan and the main inlay is hirazogan, quite flush and flat except one area, the lozenge border is so thick you can feel it's border. ?? John

[TETSUGENDO]

Thanks Luca,

 

It's a very nice piece John, but I'm inclined to agree with Luca....not Kaga, the wear and losses look like what you'd  expect with nunome zogan.

 

Cheers,

    -S-

[Guido]

I'm a little late to the party, but here's a kozuka of mine - hozon to Kaga zōgan:

[zanilu]

Lovely piece Guido.

 

You are still on time of course!

Do you have dimensions for it? And maybe a description for the rope like thing at the left?

 

Regards

Luca

[Guido]

Luca, it's 100 x 9 mm, shakudō with two-toned gold inlay, the koiguchi a sleeve made of silver. The papers don't say anything about the koiguchi design, so your guess is as good as mine.

[nagamaki - Franco]

  On 11/23/2018 at 8:28 AM, zanilu said:

 And maybe a description for the rope like thing at the left?

 

 

Reminds me more of yarn than rope? Combined with the edging perhaps a piece of fabric?

 

Thanks for sharing, Guido.

[Curran]

2cent opinion:    I suspect the koiguchi silverwork was a later addition.

[CSM101]

Another one.

 

 

Uwe G.