Ken-Hawaii Posted March 30, 2020 Report Posted March 30, 2020 I've never seen a tsuba what appears to be 4 mei. Isn't that unusual? Quote
b.hennick Posted March 30, 2020 Report Posted March 30, 2020 Perhaps they are prayers not mei. 1 Quote
Lee Bray Posted March 30, 2020 Report Posted March 30, 2020 With Daruma being there, it's likely they are omamori which are small amulets dedicated to Buddhism and Shinto kami. Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted March 30, 2020 Report Posted March 30, 2020 Interesting. They do look like artisan names, almost as if four different artists added four different styles of zogan. Quote
DirkO Posted March 30, 2020 Report Posted March 30, 2020 I have a Shonai school tsuba on file with 16 confirmed mei on them How's that for collaboration?! They all did one piece of design on the tsuba and signed it. 2 Quote
SalaMarcos Posted March 30, 2020 Report Posted March 30, 2020 I think that this are decorative motifs and not mei. I saw it also in kozuka. Quote
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