Soten tsuba for rating

[Rawa]

Hi guys

I'm new on forum and i would like to ask for an opinion on tsuba that I bought recently. It looks like fine soten for me but i would like to read your thoughts about that item. I know that there are way better preserved tsubas with better patina or motif but as admirer of koshirae making art it would be enough for me if item is genuine and not reproduction with fake signature. 

Thanks a lot for thorough evaluation and any advice concerning topic.

Regards!

Marcin

[Rivkin]

Apologies for honesty - this is average. Its genuine in a sense of school, but its late and rather run of the mill piece.

[Rawa]

Thanks for opinion i wanted just that

[Spartancrest]

One thing going for it is the inlays look intact. I am not sure the signature is very well done it looks very thick compared to other examples. Obviously it has been mounted at some time, can you tell us it's size?

You may already know the Soten school was one of the most copied schools due to it's popularity. Yours is still a genuine piece, I can see no evidence of casting and the detail is fairly good but I do tend to agree with Kirril that it is late. JMO 

 

Image of "Soten" signatures they vary greatly.

[Rawa]

If you have more questions ask i will add measurements when it arive with rest stuff