Looking for information on this Tsuba

[GoldenDrachen]

Hello everyone!

 

I hope you guys don't mind me asking stupid questions. It will be the case for a while. Sorry.

Trying to choose style of the tosogu I would like to collect. I mean not the motif, but more like shape and composition. (subject is still in review)

I know that I like asymmetrical composition with some characters, animals etc

For a while I will be guided by my intuition only, so would like to have as much info as possible on the items i pick.

 

here is the one:

 

 

 

 

I understand that man is Jittoku. Sweeping our souls clean.

 

My questions please :

 

1. How this shape is called?

2. What time period is this piece?

3. Was  it created as an art object, or it is a practical piece?

 

As always any extra comments will be appreciated

 

 

PS

 

I have purchased some books, will gradually learn....

 

 

Paid 5€ for this one

 

and another one,  a little bit more expensive

 

 

 

 

Kind regards

Vitaly

 

 

 

[ROKUJURO]

Vitaly,

that is a nice iron TSUBA in MOKKO GATA (shape). Motif is indeed (KANZAN and) JITTOKU (see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanshan_and_Shide ). It looks like a WAKIZASHI TSUBA, and I think it was made around 1800 or a bit later.

I think we could call it a practical art item, as it was used on a serious sword but with an artistic intention. Condition is quite good, so you can enjoy this TSUBA for quite a while!

[vajo]

Vitaly thats a nice one.

Jean point it out.

[GoldenDrachen]

3 hours ago, ROKUJURO said:

Vitaly,

that is a nice iron TSUBA in MOKKO GATA (shape). Motif is indeed (KANZAN and) JITTOKU (see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanshan_and_Shide ). It looks like a WAKIZASHI TSUBA, and I think it was made around 1800 or a bit later.

I think we could call it a practical art item, as it was used on a serious sword but with an artistic intention. Condition is quite good, so you can enjoy this TSUBA for quite a while!

Thank you, Jean!

Very interesting.

 

[Spartancrest]

Hi Vitaly, the second book is "Toso Soran" by Torigoye Kazutaro (1978) [What sort of money did you pay for it?] 

 

Another good book in both Japanese and English is "Tosogu no Kansho" by Shoyukai. [1982] It is not a very thick book but good images.

 

Also "Tsuba Meisaku Shu" by Homma & Sato [1963] a bit harder to find and no doubt more expensive.

 

 

Some of the more common shapes you will find in tsuba.

[GoldenDrachen]

23 minutes ago, Spartancrest said:

Hi Vitaly, the second book is "Toso Soran" by Torigoye Kazutaro (1978) [What sort of money did you pay for it]

I paid 40€ for the second book. Could you please write the 3td book name in kanj? 

23 minutes ago, Spartancrest said:

 

 

[Spartancrest]

Sorry no idea how to write it in Kanji - You can find it here - https://www.abebooks.com/Tosogu-Kansho-Endo-Tatsuo-Tokyo-Shoyukai/30388416659/bd

Double volume - much more expensive - https://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/fittings-books/b1064-tosogu-no-kansho-ii-rare-2nd-volume/

 

The other book.  Tsuba Meisaku Shu by Homma & Sato, 1963   https://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/fittings-books/b459-tsuba-meisaku-shu-by-homma-sato-1963/

[Franco D]

https://www.shibuiswords.com/tsuba.htm

[GoldenDrachen]

Thank you all guys!

that is a lot of information to digest.

I will dig in then.

 

Regards

Vitaly