Kurikata Posted May 9, 2022 Report Posted May 9, 2022 I need some help, tosogu experts: I have this large tsuba (8,5 cm) for a while and if we can detect some soten influence (faces of the two wise men) , as it is unsigned, I have my doubts. What are you views, please ? thank you Quote
Spartancrest Posted May 9, 2022 Report Posted May 9, 2022 Hikone would be my guess - check this link, the guard shown even has the same mimi type. https://www.samuraimuseum.jp/shop/product/antique-Japanese-tsuba-t-69/ Hikone often have slightly larger figures than Soten and less inlay - they are both forms of Maru-bori literally “round carving". The style was so prevalent that it was also called Hikone-bori 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted May 10, 2022 Report Posted May 10, 2022 Bruno, there is a remarkably similar guard in the Cleveland Museum of Art, number - 1919.258. Theirs is described as "(Soten type)" which is not very helpful as it too is not signed. 1 Quote
Kurikata Posted May 10, 2022 Author Report Posted May 10, 2022 Thanks a lot Dale. Your capacity to find specific similar exemples of all kind is really intriging me. You are a magicien. 1 1 Quote
sabiji Posted May 10, 2022 Report Posted May 10, 2022 On 5/9/2022 at 2:10 PM, Kurikata said: ... (faces of the two wise men) Expand These are Hanshan and Shide (Kanzan and Jittoku). Both with their attributes, Hanshan as a scholar the scroll, and Shide as a servant the broom. 2 1 Quote
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