Tsuba with 2 Dragons

[dimitri]

Hello to all, I just bought this tsuba, I was told that it was perhaps Echizen Kinai but without being sure. I ask you suddenly, it is very well detailed in any case. Thanks for either confirming or having an idea.
Thanks in advance.
Dimitri 

 

[Stephen]

Id say yes it is. Nice dragon.

[Brian]

Looks correct to me

[dimitri]

Thank you so much gentlemen. I broke down as I promised not to spend my money, but hey between her and the books, I'm screwed, the 👹 won on 😇. But hey, that's the joy of the collector.

[GRC]

Looks like the right call to me too 

[Spartancrest]

Kinai - Who ever heard of Kinai?    It could also be Mito?

[dimitri]

Well, as we say back home, I haven't left the hostel. What matters is that I like it, but like everyone else, we like to know its history, it doesn't already have many traces of assembly. 
THANKS Dale.

[Larason2]

According to Wada Tsunashiro, Kinai (紀内) was an Echizen province (越前) smith. That was a former province in the Tanba region. Maybe I didn't get the joke, but that's ok. Won't be the first time!

[ROKUJURO]

http://www.users.on.net/~coxm/?page=TsubaIII

[dimitri]

Carlos, it's a French expression," je ne suis pas sorti de l’auberge"--> I'm not out of the hostel, means that we are overwhelmed by something that seems complicated, even impossible, to see the end of it, quite simply Kinai but if someone says Mito, there the doubt remains even if Kinai is more than likely. Thank you Jean for the link.

[Spartancrest]

4 hours ago, dimitri said:

doubt remains even if Kinai is more than likely.

I am still looking for a double dragon guard by Kinai - there might be one out there somewhere! 

[dimitri]

Yes she is very beautiful, I like this tsuba too 😉.

[Deez77]

On 5/26/2023 at 2:28 AM, Spartancrest said:

I am still looking for a double dragon guard by Kinai - there might be one out there somewhere! 

Somehow came across this post, Dale. Didn't realize you were looking... 😁

Damon

[dimitri]

Splendid