Share your early iron tosogu

[Ron M]

This is one of the “alleged” momoyama period Rope Mimi tsuba in my collection.Nice and thick! 🤣

[ROKUJURO]

A small KO-SHOAMI TSUBA, I think pre EDO JIDAI:

 

[Ed]

4 hours ago, Curran said:

It doesn't seem I have any photos of my Bell Owari.

@Ed would like that one. I've been meaning to submit it to shinsa for a few years now, but I'm not so keen on shinsa time and opinions these days.

 

To further encourage the love for Ono tsuba, I'm posting an old favorite Tokugawa mon Ono.

It is one of those with narly woodknot shaped tottetsu along the mimi.

 

 

 

I remember this one. Very nice.

[Iaido dude]

21 hours ago, Ed said:

2.42" x 2.41" x 0.20"

It's a bit thin for Ono.

[Ed]

On 11/1/2024 at 3:14 PM, Iaido dude said:

It's a bit thin for Ono.

 

You would have to take that up with the NBTHK. Their call was Ono.

[Ed]

One more with Temple Bells.

 

[Ed]

Kofun period Toran Kei

 

[ROKUJURO]

KO-KACHUSHI TSUBA  83,5 x 3 mm, SUHAMA motif:

 

 

 

[Tim Evans]

Mid-size tosho, multilobe mokko shape. The use of repetition and alternation shows a more sophisticated design than what is typical. It does not seem to be a ka-mon. The narrow hitsuana indicates a mid-Muromachi timeframe. 

[ROKUJURO]

Gentlemen,

I don't like bad photos, but erroneously I posted one myself (above). I cannot correct that, so I apologize; hopefully this one is better:
 

[Ed]

2 hours ago, ROKUJURO said:

hopefully this one is better:

It does make your tsuba look much better.

[Ed]

Ko-Katchushi