Genuine tsuba?

[Lareon]

I must plead my ignorance to tsuba but I have one that to my untrained eye looks attractive. just wondering if it is genuine?

 

 

[Dan tsuba]

Hello Tony !!

I really like your tsuba !  So, I am realitvely new to tsuba collecting (only about 3 years into it).  But on another thread on the forum we have talked about cast tsuba.  Now I am not sure, but from what was discussed on that thread, this looks to me like it could be cast.  I don't know, just saying in my opinion.  Maybe others can tell you more about it.

 

With respect,

Dan

[Lareon]

I've tried to identify casting pits or seams. I was checking to see if the copper had been painted on but thought I'd ask here as I'll never be sure on my uneducated answer to my own question if I don't.

 

[Dan tsuba]

Hello again !

 

Great pictures and I am certain you will get the answers you seek.  Just wanted to let you know (as found out on the other thread) that just because this tsuba may be cast, it does not necessarily mean that it is not genuine.  It could have been made in the Edo period after 1840.  Just again, my opinion !!

 

With respect,

Dan

[vajo]

Nice tsuba. The decoration was later added. 

[Geraint]

Dear Tony.

 

Not cast, perfectly OK. Though someone was a little unkind to the nakago ana on the back.

 

Do my eyes deceive or are there two colours of gold on the foliage?

 

All the best.

[Lareon]

  On 2/19/2022 at 9:18 PM, Geraint said:

Dear Tony.

 

Not cast, perfectly OK. Though someone was a little unkind to the nakago ana on the back.

 

Do my eyes deceive or are there two colours of gold on the foliage?

 

All the best.

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It's hard to tell if the gold colours are two separate colours or the gold is worn.

 

 

[MauroP]

In my opinion it looks a perfectly legit tsuba, possibly Aizu-Shõami, maybe with a partially worn out gilding of the inlays.

[ROKUJURO]

To my eyes, there are indeed two gold tones, or one might even be silver. Nice TSUBA and KASHIRA, and of course not cast.