dated choshu tsuba

[Gunome]

Hello,

 

I am looking for information on this Choshu tsuba whose mei is Nagato no kuni hagi ju - kawachi tomonao saku

 

This tsuba is also dated. I read Tenna ???? nen - ni gatsu Kichi hi

But I cannot decipher the third kanji, between "tenna" and "nen"

 

Friends of french forum already help me by telling me there is a Tomonao who died in 1697.

 

Thanks

 

Gunome

[John A Stuart]

It is the kanji for three a variation of 弍, so Tenna san nen or 1683. John

[Gunome]

Hi,

 

thanks a lot

 

Sébastien

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

Just a little correct,

 

弐 means two not three

 

http://www.jp41.com/kanji/two.html

[docliss]

Dear Sebastien

 

Haynes lists the artist of your tsuba (H 10002.0) thus:

 

F: Kawaji

N: Rokurōemon, Rokurōemonnojō

W: Hagi in Nagato Province

D: date of 1666, died Feb. 20, 1697

NTS: second son of Tomomichi (H 09961.0). Do not confuse with the later generation of this name, who worked ca.

1800 - 25.

 

Nice to see an early, dated Choshu tsuba - thank you.

 

Regards, John L.

[Gunome]

Thanks to all for your help.

It has a nice dark patina. unfortunalty photos don'y give it justice. I will try to do better photos and post it in forum

 

Thanks

 

Sébastien

[reinhard]

Just a little correct,

弐 means two not three

 

John is correct although he picked the wrong kanji for illustration.

There is a horizontal line which is difficult to see.

Compare Nelson no.32 for "2" and no.1555 for "3". Then have a close look at the pic again. You will see a faint line making the kanji read "3".

 

reinhard

[John A Stuart]

I was trying to illustrate this kanji in Nelson 1555 New Nelson 1674, but this old kanji can't be printed here so I showed the variation of two which will print. John

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

I just spoke about the kanji provided by John, not about the one on the tsuba that i couldn't decipher correctly.

[Guido]

John, if you use MS IME Japanese this Kanji can be displayed: 弎