Help with Tsuba Mei...

[kfkonrad]

Greetings gentlemen!

 

Any ideas about this tsuba? Particularly the mei?

 

Thank you for your time.

[John A Stuart]

That is Kunihiro.国廣 Maybe a Myochin smith early Edojidai. John

[kfkonrad]

That is Kunihiro.国廣 Maybe a Myochin smith early Edojidai. John

 

Thank you very much John. That helps tremendously.

 

Kris

[Soshin]

That is Kunihiro.国廣 Maybe a Myochin smith early Edojidai. John

Dear Kris,

 

I would say late Edo. Please follow the link to a related thread about Kunihiro: http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7377&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a. I have a tsuba by them as well. There was a total of four to six artists in total working in Edo during the late Edo period (circa 1770 to 1868) using that name. Not sure which Kunihiro is mine or yours for that matter. I like there simplistic Tosho styled designs. I don't know much about Myochin school. There was a Kunihiro that was one of the "Founding Fathers" of the Shinto sword period but I don't think he made tsuba. I hope I was helpful.

 

 

 

Yours truly,

David Stiles

[kfkonrad]

Dear Kris,

 

I would say late Edo. Please follow the link to a related thread about Kunihiro: http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7377&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a. I have a tsuba by them as well. There was a total of four to six artists in total working in Edo during the late Edo period (circa 1770 to 1868) using that name. Not sure which Kunihiro is mine or yours for that matter. I like there simplistic Tosho styled designs. I don't know much about Myochin school. There was a Kunihiro that was one of the "Founding Fathers" of the Shinto sword period but I don't think he made tsuba. I hope I was helpful.

 

 

 

Yours truly,

David Stiles

 

David,

 

Thank you very much for the information. It was indeed helpful in giving a ballpark idea of where and when the tsuba was made. I too like the simplistic design of this tsuba, and it's weight is substantial.

 

Cheers,

 

Kris