Identification of this iron tsuba for a friend

[Jean]

Late copy of Jingo?

[Vermithrax16]

I really try to never weigh in on tosogu as I am so bad at identification but I do like fun stuff to look up.

 

Hawk catching prey/object is a Jingo motif, found a couple examples. This tsuba does not show that level work style, but the motif is the same. So late copy sounds pretty spot on. Probably other folks with better knowledge base will chime in.

 

 

[Curran]

Norwegian Blue Parrot tsuba.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Parrot_sketch

[Jean]

That’s what I thought