Kofu Tsuba

[cdrcm12]

Recently picked up this Kofu tsuba of snowflakes. I can get most of the signature:

 

Kofu ju I Iye (Seito) Toshi....

 

The last character I'm struggling with, could be Shige?

 

I came a cross a Toshishige in a Bonhams sale but unfortunately no picture.

 

Looks like it has been mounted at some point, dimensions and pictures (sorry only one side ran out of file space) as follows:

 

73mm x 68.5mm x 5mm

 

IMG_20190727_170806.pdfFetching info...

 

 

Any help appreciated.

 

Colin

[Peter Bleed]

Colin,

When I step up to help with tsuba signature, it is like hearing the canary cough, but

 

but I think this is signed Efu ju TOSHINAGA

 

with no pride, I am, your truly,

PBleed

[John A Stuart]

Yes, with Ido in there. John

[Guido]

Looks indeed like Toshinaga 利寿.

[cdrcm12]

All,

 

Thank you very much for your assistance.

 

Toshinaga it is, further research now.

[cdrcm12]

Is there a relationship with Nara Toshinaga and this Kofu Toshinaga?

 

If anyone has a similar signature in their databases it would be good too see please.

 

Thanks

 

Colin

[John A Stuart]

No relationship at all. The Nara group is c. 17th 18th cen. This Ido Toshinaga guy is 19th century and a Mito group artisan. John

[cdrcm12]

Thanks John.

[cdrcm12]

Hi,

 

I'm re-visiting this post having read the post on Tatsutoshi and students. This isn't specifically about that artist but more that in my original post the last character of the signature on the tsuba we thought was Naga 寿, I'm not so convinced and think this may be Toshi 壽 but that now doesn't make much sense Toshitoshi?

 

Could the first character being something other than Toshi?

 

Any thoughts or am I off track and the original translation of Naga is correct?

 

Thanks

[MauroP]

江府住 井戸利壽  - Kōfu jū  Ito Toshinaga

利寿 and 利壽 are variant ways for Toshinaga

[cdrcm12]

Thanks Mauro.