b.hennick Posted August 2, 2019 Report Posted August 2, 2019 Hello: The tsuba is signed Sashu Ju on the rights side of the ana but I cannot read the smith's name on the left side. All help will be appreciated. 1 Quote
b.hennick Posted August 2, 2019 Author Report Posted August 2, 2019 Thanks peter. I struggled with that. I have a similar tsuba signed Sashu ju Toshisada. The toshi character differs from this one. Quote
Peter Bleed Posted August 2, 2019 Report Posted August 2, 2019 Handwriting and penmanship, I think this guy was better with hammer and tongs than he was with chisels. Darn nice! P Quote
Vermithrax16 Posted August 2, 2019 Report Posted August 2, 2019 Mokume tsuba mei's can often be hard to read. Well done Peter. Quote
drjoe Posted August 3, 2019 Report Posted August 3, 2019 love these! maybe one day i'll find one for the collection. Quote
Surfson Posted August 3, 2019 Report Posted August 3, 2019 Oops, saw that Peter already has it! Quote
drjoe Posted January 23, 2020 Report Posted January 23, 2020 According to a document in this post below, the lineage of the Sado Island smiths is Sanzoemon --> Toshihide --> Toshisada --> Toshiujihttp://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/23711-sado-tsuba/Happy to report that my comment above has now come true -- I now have a very similar set. One Toshisada and one mumei. I'll post pictures in the coming days. 1 Quote
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