Kanayama follow up..... sort of- wabisabi influence

[Mantis dude]

Hi all,

 

So when I was reading the previous post on Kanayama and period of manufacture, a ko-katchushi tsuba came to mind and was curious if related to the time period.  Going through Sasano's sukashi tsuba there is a nice pull out of examples of different schools through different time periods.  However, in Sukashi Tsuba by Kokubo there is a tsuba labeled ko-katchusi that invokes that wabi Sabi feel and seems more open work than what most katchusi tsuba seem to be.  Pg 27. 

 

 

any comments on how ko-katchushi tsuba would fit into this discussion (if it all).  Thanks

Ken

 

[Spartancrest]

Definitely Northern Territory Aboriginal tsuba motif of the "Wandjina"

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandjina    

[Mantis dude]

Those darn Aussies always invading and inserting themselves in Japanese business. That's what happens when you make a wrong turn on your walkabout. 

[Mantis dude]

Just to give a better view than the book tsuba- here is an actual tsuba.  size 92x90x5mm@seppa dai & 4mm mimi

[Iaido dude]

Nice observation, Ken. This has the large dimensions of Ko-Katchushi tsuba with the seppa-dai thicker than mimi. Kanayama are smaller and thicker. Evolution doesn't often take place in discrete jumps, but rather incrementally. This may be such a transitional piece moving towards symmetrical and abstract sukashi elements that emerge as the other categories of early sukashi tsuba we are familiar with.