Akasaka Bird Tsuba
TS0347
An Akasaka sukashi tsuba of stylized swallows in flight. Shakudo sekigane. 7.37 cm x 7.2 cm x 6 mm. Good color and condition. The Akasaka were noted for destroying tsuba that they felt were not up to their standards.
The following genealogy of the eight generations of Akasaka smiths lists only the date of death.
Tadamasa (Suemon) 1657 Tadamasa (Shozaemon) 1677 Masatora (Shozaemon) 1707 Tadatoki (Hikojiro) Later changed to Tadamune and was known as Oyahiko (parent Hiko) date of death unrecorded Tadatoki (Hikojiro) Referred to as Naka Hiko (middle Hiko) 1764 Tadatoki (Hikojuro) 1796 Tadatoki (Hikojiro) 1805 Tadatoki (Hikojiro) Dated work as late as Kaei (1848-1854) $750