Strange Tsuba

[Caracal]

Strange Tsuba

 

A very large tsuba with an unknown motive. What could this be for Tsuba. What can it be made of and what Era can it be from.
Grateful for information.

 

//Robert

 

[Ray Singer]

Appears to be a shingen saotome tsuba.

https://varshavskycollection.com/shingen-tsuba/
 

https://www.google.com/search?q=shingen+saotome+tsuba+nihonto+site:www.militaria.co.za&sxsrf=APq-WBtnIIFcXzqCjA8uUaE8zZcMifP7ow:1648588558669&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU7a37nuz2AhWxjIkEHWtGCWwQrQIoBHoECAsQBQ&biw=1920&bih=969&dpr=1

[roger dundas]

Just amazing to see the amount of work and effort that has gone into producing this great example

A monument to an unknown maker (unknown in present times) and is it any wonder that we like to collect or maybe just admire these fascinating 

creations.

Roger j

[Spartancrest]

https://tsubakansho.com/tag/catalogue/

[Bugyotsuji]

The caption says 'unusually large', and the explanation calls it 'giant', but no measurements are given.

 

Perhaps they were so time-consuming to make that simpler versions with symbolic features evolved into what are now more generally called 'Shingen' tsuba? 

Having just read Ray's excellent Varshavsky link above, I am editing this post. We live and learn!

 

The NMB thread link seems quite old; I think there are others on this site regarding woven Shingen and Mukade styles.