Is this Yoshiro? Your opinions are appreciated

[zanilu]

Dear All

 

Some times ago I have acquired this tsuba:

 

My guess about it is Yoshiro, what do you think?

 

I have based my calssification on a similar tsuba, recently repatinated by Ford Hallam (http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/24844-kaga-yoshiro-wonderful-restoration-by-mr-hallam/), having the same mixed metal hira zogan and some other tsuba I have found on the net attributed to Yoshiro from the Sagagawa City Museum's Aozu Yasushi Collection (http://is2.sss.fukushima-u.ac.jp/fks-db//txt/20011.002/html/00029.html)

 

 

What is your opinion?

 

Thank you in advance.

Luca

[Ken-Hawaii]

It's good that you included those other examples, because I've never seen a Yoshiro like yours, after collecting Onin/Yoshiro/Heianjo tsuba for a long time. But I sure like it.

[Surfson]

i believe it is Yoshiro.  I was told that one difference between Heianjo and Yoshiro is that the inlay with Yoshiro is flush with the surface of the iron, as with this one.  

[Kurikata]

+1

[Ganko]

Looks like Washida Shonai to me?

[kissakai]

Aizu Shoami?

I have one using a similar technique but a long shot

[Guido]

What Tom said, Washida. My most recent acquisition (in fact so recent that I even haven't paid for it yet) is almost a twin.

[zanilu]

Guido, Tom. Washida could be a likely candidate candidate. I have had no time yet to look deeper in Washida. I will do in the weekend considering the isolation I would have plenty of time!

 

Guido I would say two peas in a pod.

 

What most amaze me of this hobby is that you newer stop learning!

 

Luca

[Guido]

Washida could be a likely candidate candidate.

 Well, the tsuba I posted is papered to Washida, so its seems highly likely it is ... 

[zanilu]

 Well, the tsuba I posted is papered to Washida, so its seems highly likely it is ... 

ubi maior minor cessat!

 

Washida, then!

 

Guido, do you have additional pictures? Dimensions?

 

Mine is:  A: 87.2 mm x  82.2 mm, Thickness at mimi 4.0 mm

 

Best Regards

Luca

[Guido]

Guido, do you have additional pictures? Dimensions?

 

Unfortunately not at the moment - it‘s with Robert Hughes, whom I bought it from, and he‘ll submit it for tokuho next week.

[Surfson]

Thanks for the info Guido.  It was also my impression that Yoshiro nearly always have mon.  

[zanilu]

Recently I also bought this kozuka:

 

base material iron. Dimensions 97 mm x 14 mm.

 

I have no yet it in hand. It is with a friend waiting the end of the lock down.

 

Could this be Washida too?

 

Luca

[Ganko]

It sure has similar characteristics.