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Been trying hard to complete a translation of three tsuba recently put through shinsa. The attached three photos show the tsuba and what I am unable to translate. Help please. Puzzling why I could not find these sometimes simple kanji. 

Tsuba 1 Right column top unidentified kanji.

Tsuba 2 Right column top, left column top.

Tsuba 3 Right column top; left column bottom. 

RonSTl

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紋散図鐔 - mon chirashi zu tsuba
無銘 古金工 - mumei ko-kinkō
障泥形 山銅槌目焼手地 - aori-gata yamagane-tsuchime-yakite-ji

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Thanks guys for the translations, this is very helpful to me to identify these sometimes hard to find kanji. It is always interesting to compare what "I" see in a tsuba as opposed to what the shinsa judge(s) see and describe. A 4th tsuba sent to shinsa came back as "no judgement" which was a little disappointing, but understanding perhaps. It is a strange iron tsuba in it's original shape. Friends agree it is unusual, but studying it, it has been used and preserved for many centuries judging from what it shows. I've posted this before on here resulting in more head-scratching" comments. Will picture it again here. I enjoy wondering about it. 

Thanks again,

Ron STL

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45 minutes ago, Ron STL said:

Okay, on tsuba 1 reads: mon chirashi zu tsuba. What does this mean? 

Ron STL


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