Interesting mokko form tsuba with brass zogan .

[yogoro]

I have recently bought new piece.

Is large mokko gata form tsuba 10,5 x 10 x 0,5 cm.

This Saotom – Tenpo look like tsuba has interesting brass zogan design - plants motif and two major characters - my friend collector suggest that are sanskrit bonji characters.

In ura site above kogai hitsu ana are 3 kokuin stamps TEN (天)

What do you think about this design ?

Is late Edo Tenpo tsuba and Buddhist symbols ?

Kind regards

Mikolaj

[John A Stuart]

Bonji is actually Siddham script. Sorry, but there is no Siddham font developed so I include the character for s'a as a picture. which in Devangari script is स. John

[Nobody]

Though I cannot read the characters, I suspect that they might be kanji in Sosho style.

[k morita]

Hi,

 

Yes, two major characters are cursive style(sosho) Kanji, not Bonji.

It is dragon and tiger,It is cursive made a design.

It has tail in those characters. Nice Tuba.

[yogoro]

Thank you !

This sosho style inscription was very difficult

I'm curious if between motifs of plants and kanji symbols : dragon and tiger is some connection ?

Mikolaj

[k morita]

Hi yogoro san

 

Ryu-Ko(dragon and tiger ),it means two strong men to whom the ability is nearly equal.

 

Dragon and tiger, bamboo forest and tiger, plum tree and dragon, bamboo and plum tree,--- those combinations are

most popular motif of traditional paintings of Japan.

 

K Morita

[Nobody]

Ref. Dragon and Tiger

http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/r/ryuukozu.htm

[yogoro]

Thank you again !!!

Mikolaj

[Brian]

Morita san and Moriyama san, you 2 are quite amazing. (as usual)

 

Brian

[Lorenzo]

Dear Mikolaj, see here for other examples of this particular style tsuba.

[DirkO]

Hi Mikolaj,

 

I was bidding on that same tsuba myself. I'm happy someone from the board snapped it up. Congrats on your new tsuba !

[Henry Wilson]

Here is a nice tsuba that is similar in appearance.

 

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