some opinions are sought on these please

[shan]

Dear members,

Could this be an akasaka tsuba from maybe the early to mid Edo period or did they never inlay the brass "stars" or anything like that?

I bought it recently so wondered if it could be that school. The theme,Patina (two tone) and elongated seppa dei make me think this school.

The second offering i know nothing about and cannot find in any references.

 

Any opinions would be very well recieved and don`t be frightened to tell me its all rubbish.

thanks

shan

 

 

 

Second offering is a tanto/wakizashi sized tsuba.What do you think the school and period is?

 

[remzy]

Regarding the first one; im not certain the patina is how its supposed to look, infact the whole tsuba has a really .. excuse the term here, amateur feel to it. Perhaps because it has got tempered with but judging from the shapes, i dont think thats the case.

The scratched lines to define the seppadai and the ridge are odd and out of place, the lines are hesitant. I dont know, i am not an expert but all the akasaka tsuba i have seen showed elegance, refinement, smoothness and a profund sense of aesthetism.. excuse me if i insulted a master tsubashi but, i dont like *this* tsuba.

 

All that is my humble opinion, wait for the others.

[shan]

Hi Remy,

Don`t feel hesitant,this is exactly why i posted them,To get others feedback.

You are not the first to mention the patina and perhaps it has been messed with,I don`t truly know.If it has, i feel it was a long long time ago but i don`t know for sure.Its quite possible that this Tsuba was never finished properly or was a rushed or hurried Job.A student piece perhaps?

It looks OK to me, but keep the opinions coming and we may get to the bottom of this.

regards

Shan