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'NOBUIYE'
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'NOBUIYE'
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| Provenance: Robert E. Haynes | Not For Sale |
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"Made in the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Mokko-shaped, well forged iron plate, sukidashi takabori, with large rim. Nobuiye was a tsuba maker active in the Azuchi-Momoyama period. He is renowned alongside Kaneiye, and many masterpieces remain. His history is unclear because he has no dating, but he is considered to be related to Owari tsuba makers such as Kaneyama, Owari-toru, Yamayoshi, and Hoan, as many of his works are similar to those of Owari tsuba makers. Many of his tsuba are quince-shaped (mokkogata) or round, and the mokko-shaped tsuba in particular is so well-ordered and powerful that it has been called the "Nobuiye quince." The distinctive feature of Nobuiye tsuba is the excellent forging of the iron, and the thick plate tsuba is engraved with hair engraving. Most of his inscriptions are just the two characters "Nobuiye." They are divided into two types: "Hare-mei" (lettered inscription) and "Boji-mei" (bold inscription)." (Long) "This tsuba is unique in a number of ways. It is very rare to have a tsuba that we know the name of the owner and much of its history for over 150 years. The first recorded owner was Tsuchiya Kasane who was the nephew of Nakamura Kakudaiyu and who sold the tsuba to Mr. Nakamura in 1890. Nakamura made a rubbing of this tsuba and put in his book "Nobuie Tsuba Shu" as rubbing number 73. It was later sold and it passed to several collectors, but we do not have their names. It later was published by Dr. Torigoye in both editions of his "Tsuba Kanshoki" on page 59 in the 1st edition and on page 72 in the 2nd edition. It is also published in "Tetsu Tsuba Nyumon Shu" as number 90, in 1962. It currently has a NBTHK paper dated Reiwa 3, Sept. 17. Also of note is the design of a human figure (fisherman). Only one of ___ recorded as a design subject on any Nobuiye tsuba and that is a figure of the Dahrma bust in an open ___ cave, also a rubbing in the "Nobuie Tsuba Shu". The artist who made this tsuba was familiar with the human figure and had used it as a subject before. This tsuba was made about the same time Kaneiye was also using human figures as subjects on his tsuba. I wonder which was first?" (Haynes) 7.07cm x 6.55cm x 0.48cm |
  Certification from NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon to Nobuiye. |  |
 Nakamura Kakudayu Nobuiye Tanshu by Akiyama Kyusaku. 1926 |  |
 Tsuba Meisaku Shu by Dr.s Homma & Sato. 1963 |  Page 108 |
 Tsuba Kanshoki by Dr. Torigoye Kazutaro. 1975 |  Page 72 |
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