I wanted to see the different TSUBA'S they are pretty awesome,even the Oldest would be cool.here'a mine 2 dragons in a Forrest with open filigree.
thank you Roy
thanks Roy hope to see them i think mine is a namban

Show Off Our Tsuba (I Love These)
#1
Posted 30 June 2017 - 12:55 PM
#2
Posted 30 June 2017 - 03:14 PM

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Soshin Gimei
#3
Posted 01 July 2017 - 12:41 AM
I only have one and it's nothing special, but it's Friday so here it is:
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Jeremiah L.
#4
Posted 01 July 2017 - 02:09 AM
I have these 2 which i posted a while back under motif/theme
Members gave 2 possibilities
1- Handaka Sonja - 1 of 16 of Budda's apostles who was known for his dragon
2- Sennin Chinnan - the wandering hermit who would thrust his cane into the ground to awaken the dragon to merge up into the sky & open up rain clouds in drought stricken areas
I still don't know which of the 2 ?
Nevertheless they are happily mounted on a pair of blades
Cheers AlanK



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#5
Posted 01 July 2017 - 03:29 AM
I still don't know which of the 2 ?
I'm pretty sure the tsuba depict Bashikō Sennin 馬師皇仙人.
#6
Posted 01 July 2017 - 05:03 AM
very nice it's incredible how they made these and the age is awesome
#7
Posted 01 July 2017 - 05:07 AM
I wish knew what or who could have made it.One side is covering up the center where maybe could've have writing(i wish) is Namban good??
#10
Posted 01 July 2017 - 09:29 PM
#11
Posted 01 July 2017 - 10:19 PM
yeah i collect phoenix tosogu
Jay
#12
Posted 02 July 2017 - 12:54 AM
I was trying to figure out if this was only for namban or what, but it looks like it isn't, so...
If you've seen my rants at all in the past, you know I've got a lot of my faves posted on youtube or in various formats on the kodogu no sekai facebook page:
https://www.facebook...66005023454853/
but...
One of the great perks of shooting tosogu for people is getting to see some amazing fittings in hand. Unfortunately the downside of that is that they sometimes become available. Another downside is that often when I'm busy I don't get to shoot my own pieces - this is one of these times I finally just gave up on waiting to have a moment to reshoot this and went back to my ol' raw files and picked a couple of out-takes:
Not what I normally collect, but....
I'll get to reshoot it eventually... I hope :-/
Best,
rkg
(Richard George)
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#13
Posted 02 July 2017 - 01:17 AM
Great great tsuba Rich
love its in the wild and other side kept.
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Stephen C.
USMC DEC 63 APR 73
It doesn't matter how slow you go as long as you don't stop.
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Posted 02 July 2017 - 01:55 AM
#16
Posted 02 July 2017 - 06:38 AM
rkg,
RYUHOGEN is one of my favorites too, I can understand the pull this piece has on you. Wonderful.
-StevenK
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StevenK
#19
Posted 03 July 2017 - 01:10 PM
#20
Posted 03 July 2017 - 02:34 PM
Kimmo S-
Please consider a loan to my collection for a month, (0r sell...?..lol) youll have your pick to hold while yours will be in front and center of my collection.
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Stephen C.
USMC DEC 63 APR 73
It doesn't matter how slow you go as long as you don't stop.
#22
Posted 08 July 2017 - 10:54 PM
A tsuba that some of you may find interesting, an old venerable tsuba with some history, a fighting mans tsuba.
Iron plate, 2mm thickness at the nakago-ana and 8.5 cm diameter, possibly larger when first made, Circa 1400
The tsuba started off with a typical sized blade but then the nakago-ana was opened up to house a different kind of weapon, possibly an armour smashing type of weapon. Later on it again housed a typical sized blade
Around1600, the Kogai-ana, shakudo rim and inlay of clouds and dragons was added, possibly gold, good to know someone thought it worth keeping and decorating.
Not in the best of condition, but my favourite, still plenty of old remnant lacquer.
Edit, pics gone super massive, so condition looks worse than it really is, so tried another
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#23
Posted 09 July 2017 - 07:58 AM
SWEET
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#25
Posted 01 August 2017 - 12:06 AM
Ben,
Masakata Bushū-Itō school, not Chōshū.
The other tsuba could be Edo Higo or Kumagai school.
Bye, Mauro
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武士に二言無し
Έτσι, δεν γνωρίζω
#26
Posted 01 August 2017 - 08:30 AM
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#27
Posted 01 August 2017 - 08:38 AM
Now, there is some excellent craftsmanship!
Ken
#28
Posted 01 August 2017 - 08:38 AM
I have shared this before but there are many new members.. And i do just love this tsuba
It reads:
"Like the bonfires that go swiftly up river with the cormorant fishers on these short nights, how swift the skies of the 6th month".
Signed
Nobutoshi Kao
Sanan sato bito (i think)
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火 と 鋼
#29
Posted 01 August 2017 - 07:35 PM
A really nice tsuba shown in the previous post that I hadn't seen before
This is my 'poem' tsuba and has been shown before
I like this one because it took absolutely ages to get translated and was finally done with a NMB member
It is faint in the images
Edit because I forgot to add the translation
Tôku nari chikaku narumi no hama chidori naku koe ni michihi o zo shiru
遠くなりち可久なるみの者ま千鳥 名具音耳満干をぞ志類
The poem goes back to a samurai warrior poet, military tactician, and Buddhist monk Ôta Dôkan (太田道灌), 1432-1486
Prior to a battle Dôkan was sent at night to check the tides, his response are the words on this tsuba:
“The distant and the near cries of the plovers on the beach, that is how you know about ebb and flow.”
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Grev UK
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