Last tsuba mei

[kissakai]

This is last tsuba mei

It has been on the NMB before and was described as 'a rare O-SOTEN tsuba' but this means nothing to me

The back is very faint and maybe the translation is wishful thinking but it kinda fits

 

 

 

[Bugyotsuji]

That’s pretty scrambled, Grev …

[Shugyosha]

Hi Grev, 

The top one is as per this Aoi Art entry:

 

https://www.aoijapan.com/173933-2/

 

I can’t make out the second one. 

[kyushukairu]

Front/ omote

Mogarashi (藻柄氏)

Nyūdō Sōten sei (入道宗典製)

 

Back/ ura

Gōshū (江州)

Hikone jū (彦根住)

[kissakai]

John

I checked the link and see it is Edo - that is a broad spectrum

I'll recheck my books for Mogarashi as I couldn't find it the first time I looked. I'll try Sesko's book

 

Thanks Kyle

Yes a bit of a mess

I mixed up Mogarashi with the earlier tsuba!

Doh

 

[Shugyosha]

Sorry Grev, I was just talking about the mei rather than the period (to save me looking out the kanji). Sorry for any confusion.

[kissakai]

No problem

I found this out on the internet

 

Shakudo tsuba by Soten.  Signed, Eshu Hikone Ju Mogarashi Soten.
The school was founded by Shoten, and the first mei was Kitagawa Uji Soten.  He was born in Kyoto, and later lived in Goshu (Omi province) Hikone, and was the originator of style of work referred to as Hikone bori.  He is of the Go of Soheishi (Mogarashi).  
There is a story that Soten resided in Kyoto during the Edo period, after Genroku (1688 -1704), when this type of complicated and gaudy works were highly prized. 

 

This is fair to good condition

 

 

 

 

Edited November 27 by kissakai
Removed 'The one I have is badly worn'

[MauroP]

I think in omote is written 藻柄子 - Sōheishi (not Mogarashi),

[kyushukairu]

Mario is also right, 藻柄子 can be read as Sōheishi too

[Nobody]

Ref.