Rustic texture

[Stephen]

Is there a name for this type of texture so I can do some research 

[Spartancrest]

"Gorgeous"? 

[Spartancrest]

Hammered 'stone-effect' (ishime) - But when you search for Ishime tsuba you don't get the same look and usually just iron with a rough texture. There must be a better description of the background finish. 

[Stephen]

Thanks buddy, I was going to do hammered but knew what I'd get.

I'll throw some bottom feeding $$ see what I catch.

[b.hennick]

I was going to write lovely but then I saw gorgeous. He is right. 

[Stephen]

The rest of story or not

 

https://buyee.jp/ite...n/t1111839153/detail

[Stephen]

Half hour after winning bid at 7750¥.....still no charge, bet seller is going to cancel. 

[Stephen]

Y E S !!!

 

 

[Matsunoki]

Well done mate. That was cheap!

[Stephen]

Any one think older than 1800s or even newer. 

 

Story with it.

 

. If this bucket contains glue, this sparrow would fit into the story of the Tongue-Cuttered Sparrow, whose tongue was cut off after eating the glue, but the details are unknown.

 

Never heard that before of course I see it a water bucket for plants or wash walkway. 

[Matsunoki]

8 minutes ago, Stephen said:

I see it a water bucket for plants or wash walkway. 

Agree….purification bucket imo

[Gunome]

To come back to the initial question, the texture looks like tsushime

 

[Stephen]

Which left even more questions. 

Nothing came up like that in search. 

 

@Gunome

When do you date it?

[Gunome]

For me it is a mid edo tsuba from Nara group.

[Stephen]

11 minutes ago, Gunome said:

For me it is a mid edo tsuba from Nara group.

Thank you for your time. 

[b.hennick]

Congrats! Let me know if you get tired of it. 

[Spartancrest]

7 hours ago, Stephen said:

Y E S !!!

Wow did you get a bargain!  [glad you don't listen to some on this board, you know you can't get anything decent under $100 - according to some ]

 

[Winchester]

I think it is really cool, Stephen. Nice catch and good eye.  

 

Just love it when we can appreciate the beauty; it stands on its' own. 

[ROKUJURO]

Stephen,

I would call this rustic texture ARA ISHI ME, coarse stone surface.

Even if it was made with a hammer (= TSUCHI ME), the correct term would name the looks of the TSUBA's surface.