Tsuba mei

[kissakai]

I picked this one up yesterday and as usual struggling with the mei

I assume both sides end in a kao but strange to see name mei on both sides

It is non magnetic so shakudo?

I put the front face on tomorrow

 

All I have is

赤 Aka?

 

Front

 

Rear

 

光 Aka – Aki

 

竹 taki (a real stretch of the imagination!

[ROKUJURO]

Grev,

I also read the first KANJI as AKA.

光 is MITSU, TAKE (bamboo) would be 竹, but that character looks more like SAKU to me.

It is a strange TSUBA, but probably only to my eyes.

 

[Brian]

Pretty sure that is saku (made) and the one before (I'm likely wrong) could be kore or something related to the "made"

[kissakai]

In the pot

Made - 作
Kore - 之
 

[Bugyotsuji]

光行 Mitsuyuki (?)

[Bugyotsuji]

赤龍哉 Sekiryūsai (?)

[kissakai]

They both look pretty good to me - thanks