Help with Hako Gaki (by Kanzan Sato ?)

[zanilu]

Dear All.

 

 

I have recently recived this tsuba with an hako gaki that is too difficult to read for me. I could decipher simple Japanese scripts, as long as I can count the strokes but with I am out of my depth...

I suspect the hako gaki to be by sato kanzan.

 

 

Pictures of the tsuba are reported here:

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/30038-yodogawa-no-zu/

 

Any help is welcome.

 

 

Regards

Luca

 

P.S. For didactic purposed I would be grateful if you can also post the kanji with the translation.

[SteveM]

丸形鉄地真鍮地

高彫象嵌小囗　平安城

名鐔也

昭和壬子囗秋

寒山誌（花押）

 

on the lid

平安城象嵌

淀川図鐔

 

Maru-gata tetsu-ji shinchū-ji

Takabori zōgan ko ? Heianjō

Meitsuba nari

Shōwa mizunoe ne ? aki

Kanzan shirusu (kaō)

 

on the lid

Heianjō zōgan

Yodogawa no zu tsuba

 

Parts in blue are where I lack confidence in my reading. Parts in red I am completely lost. 

I think you can figure out the translation from here, since a lot of these terms are used in tsuba study both in Japan and abroad. The year should be 1972 (autumn) if my reading is right.  

[Surfson]

One of the "lost" parts may be reference to the wagon wheels and whirlpools in the design of the tsubs....what do you think Steve?

[Nobody]

The lost parts may be

"小透" - ko-sukashi

and "年" - year.

[zanilu]

Steve, Moriyama San. I really appreciate your help.