Yamakichibei Tsuba
TS041
A wakizashi tsuba signed Yamakichibei, either first or second generation. 7.6 cm x 7 cm x 4 mm. Great color, globular tekotsu, great condition. The first generation trained under the school of Nobuiye, and worked in Kiyosu, Settsu province. The second generation moved to Nagoya in early Edo. It is impossible to distinguish the signatures of the first two generations. Ref. Haynes Nihon Toso Kinko Daijiten, H11087,0, Wakayama, Toso KodoguMeiji Taisei Vol II, pages 295 - 296.
Haynes, who has always been a critic of the myriad copies of Yamakichibei tsuba, blessed this one and is the same image as the one in his collection. $2,000
Toso KodoguMeiji Taisei
Vol II, page 295
Nihon Toso Kinko Daijiten
