Show Us Your High Class Tosogu

[Ken-Hawaii]

I like your wood pattern, too, Dwayne, & I have a somewhat similar one:

 

[O-Midare]

That's nice Ken, I just love the natural wood grain that these artists can create from steel, thank you for sharing.

[Steves87]

Not sure how we define high class,

I was wondering this myself... great examples in this thread, makes me uneasy posting any of my own collection

[Ed]

If you like mokume, this is still one of my favorites after 20 years of ownership. 

 

The tsuba is made from Nanban Tetsu. Dated 1793. 81 x 76 x 5.5mm

 

Inscription:

Obverse: Omi no Kami Tusguhide Motte Nanban Tetsu.

Reverse: Oite Bushu Edo Saku Kore, Kansai 5 Toshi

[O-Midare]

Very nice Ed.

[Bazza]

If you like mokume, this is still one of my favorites after 20 years of ownership. 

 

The tsuba is made from Nanban Tetsu. Dated 1793. 81 x 76 x 5.5mm

 

Inscription:

Obverse: Omi no Kami Tusguhide Motte Nanban Tetsu.

Reverse: Oite Bushu Edo Saku Kore, Kansai 5 Toshi

Mmmmmmmmmmm...

 

Definitely VERY nice.  My face is a shade of green...  Is it part of a koshirae??  If so, what's the blade??

 

BaZZa.

[Ed]

Bazza,

No, not part of a koshirae.

 

Forgot to add the tsuba received Tokubetsu Hozon Kanteisho.

[Ed]

This is another Mokume Tsuba by the same smith, Tsuguhide.

 

Signed Omi no Kami Tsuguhide.

[b.hennick]

+1

[Stephen]

+100000!!!!

[kissakai]

That is a bit special

[Ed]

Barry, That is the one I won with the lucky nickel you gave me in Tampa a few years ago.

[b.hennick]

Glad it is in a good home. I too collect mokume tsuba.

[Ken-Hawaii]

That's incredibly 3-dimensional, Ed. Two great tsuba!

[Japan2112]

I like this set of menuki, and its theme -

Yanagawa Naotoki 柳川直時 signed kibata mei.

[rkg]

This may be marginal to go here as I think I've posted a couple of them in the past, but I've been working on a series of images of my pieces to use on t-shirts - most of these are pretty good, or at least photogenic:

 

 

Best,

rkg

(Richard George)

[Pete Klein]

So, Richard -- do you still have, 'the box'???

[Vermithrax16]

This may be marginal to go here as I think I've posted a couple of them in the past, but I've been working on a series of images of my pieces to use on t-shirts - most of these are pretty good, or at least photogenic:

 

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Best,

rkg

(Richard George)

Top row; second from left is really cool!

[Stephen]

Second row far right!!!

[Brian]

Rich,
Please do consider a post in the Izakaya with full details on the shirts.
I saw a bit about it on FB. They look stunning, although please consider some with a small tsuba on the left breast pocket instead of a large centered one. Subtle, but a statement.
Good luck with them.

[rkg]

Pete,

 

It took me a while to realize you were talking about the "lizard box" from that Ko shoami piece - Yeah... I still got it :-)

 

rkg

 

 

 

So, Richard -- do you still have, 'the box'???

[Ed]

Third and final Mokume Tsuba by Tsuguhide.

 

 

[Ken-Hawaii]

That's very cool, Ed! If you ever put it up for sale, please let me know. I love mokume!

[Ed]

Ken, I was pretty lucky for three mokume tsuba by the same smith to find me. 

 

No plans to sell at this time.

[masakatsu]

New addition...

[johnnyi]

Hello. So many nice pieces here!  This is one of my best ones;  Kagami-shi, possibly pre-Muromachi,  ex Kolecki

 

 

Regards,  John

[Alex A]

Mariusz had some great stuff, and betting still does

[Andi B.]

Black Tigers...

[johnnyi]

Alex, I miss the days we would have to jump for flying tarts

 

 

 

john

[Tanto54]

Andi - nice tigers!  If you ever want to sell, please give me the first option!