ZH1980 Posted November 5 Report Posted November 5 I wanted to see if anyone on the forum could help me identify the school and/or design theme of this tsuba that I recently purchased. I’m certain that I’ve seen similar designs on this site, or in books, but can’t for the life of me find those references now. Any insights would be very much appreciated. Quote
kyushukairu Posted November 5 Report Posted November 5 I think that the tsuba would most likely be attributed to a swordsmith (tōshō 刀匠) and that the design is intended to replicate the windows of a Japanese teahouse (chashitsu 茶室) 1 Quote
ZH1980 Posted November 5 Author Report Posted November 5 Thanks Kyle! I can see the tea house theme, now that you mention it! Quote
Spartancrest Posted November 5 Report Posted November 5 9 hours ago, ZH1980 said: the tea house theme They come in various shapes and with differing types of additional decorations. A popular design. The last two have fukurins added to the rims and the design has the hitsu reversed compared to the other four. 3 1 Quote
ZH1980 Posted November 5 Author Report Posted November 5 Thank you, Dale! These examples track almost exactly to my recent purchase. Very interesting and clearly a popular design. 1 Quote
FlorianB Posted November 6 Report Posted November 6 The lattice is depicted fractional to allude to transientness. Florian 2 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted November 14 Report Posted November 14 On 11/6/2024 at 9:15 AM, ZH1980 said: clearly a popular design A new auction listed https://www.jauce.com/auction/1161001042 it is very similar to the last two images I posted - popular design indeed! 2 Quote
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