Another old Tsuba almost forgotten

[Lindus]

This big boy has been with me since the 80's, checked through my few reference works but cannot see the like, does not seem of great age but genuine for sure.

9.5cm x 8.75cm x 5mm

Any thoughts folks?.

Roy

[Henry Wilson]

The overall style of the carving and work on the plate makes me think late Edo to Meiji but I don't know why I think this. It looks like quite a nice tsuba.

[Lindus]

  Henry Wilson said:

The overall style of the carving and work on the plate makes me think late Edo to Meiji. I don't know why. It looks quite nice.

 

Thanks Henry.

Roy

[Soshin]

Hi Everyone,

 

I would agree with Henry about the age of work. The detail of the inlay works really good. Often with tsuba like this I often say late Edo Period but include the beginning part of Meji Period before the Haitto-rei of 1876. After this major historical event the tsuba that were being produced became more and more just decorative metal handicrafts with little to no use as a real sword guard. They were made mostly for sale in the new Tokyo or for export to USA and Europe from the docks of Yokohama.

 

 

 

Yours truly,

David Stiles

[historian2]

Very nice

Erich