Tadamitsu Iron Plate, Translation and Identification Help Please

[Iaido dude]

Here is an iron plate with mei showing Tadamitsu (from Yamashiro Province??). Would be wonderful if one of our members can provide the full translation. "Tadamitsu" appears on left side of seppa dai flanked by two characters. Yamashiro appears on right side. Tadamitsu seems to be variously associated with the Akasaka and Higo schools, but this is not a sukashi tsuba so it seems doubtful to me. I can't otherwise identify this specific smith from Yamashiro Province. The hand written label was added by prior owner presumably.

 

This tsuba has somehow ended up in my small and somewhat scattered collection from a distant past (25 years ago??) while I was living in Singapore and before I started collecting sukashi tsuba at the beginning of this year. I am looking to sell this piece. There is a scene of two figures at 4:00 with landscape elements beneath clouds on omote. The tree and rocks wrap around to the ura. There are two kogai hitsu-ana of differing sizes.

 

74 mm (perfectly round), 4.7 mm, 4.0 at mimi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Geraint]

Dear Steve.

Think along the lines of Umetada Mitsushige.

 

All the best.

[Iaido dude]

Ah, yes. I did see the Umetada school mentioned in relation to a Tadamitsu smith. There was a Tadamitsu (possibly several) of the Goto school as well. Thanks very much.