Sweet little tsuba

[EdWolf]

Hi all, 

Yesterday I have bought this sweet little tsuba. I'm very pleased with it and like to share my excitement with you. The details are very well executed. Does anybody know the meaning of the sword in the river. Please feel free to comment.

Regards, Ed

[dimitri]

Congratulation, very nice Tsuba.

[Bugyotsuji]

Nice. You could start with legends around Nitta who had that hitotsu hikiryo mon.

He threw a golden tachi into the sea.

新田義貞が太刀を海に投げ入れたら……鎌倉稲村ガ崎に残る伝説について | 歴史上の人物.com (colorfl.net)

 

新田義貞の家紋は「一つ引き両紋」その由来や意味を簡単に解説！ | Histonary- 楽しくわかる歴史の話 -

[Infinite_Wisdumb]

Agree it’s a good one congrats!

[Spartancrest]

 

A closer image to the one on your tsuba here.

Nitta Yoshisada Throwing Sword into the Sea (Inamura ga Saki ni Yoshisada wadatsumi e hakase sasage tamô), from the series Chronicles of Kamakura (Kamakura shi), with poems by Tawara Mitsumori and Chobotei no Kojin, Edo period, circa 1813

 

Very nice tsuba by the way. 

[EdWolf]

Thank you guys for your help! Interesting story about Nitta Yoshisada.