Closet Cleaning 2017 - First Batch Of Three Tsuba

[rkg]

Hi,

 

As I posted earlier, I need to thin the tsuba herd, and to that end, here's the first batch.

 

In case you didn't see it, here's my preview video of these:

 

 

NOTE: be sure to look at ALL the images carefully of any pieces you are interested in, particularly the VR image sets as they can reveal more details about the pieces.

Tsuba 1: mokko shaped saotome $250 HOLD

 

This piece measures

77.3mm (H) X

73.6mm (W) X

2.9mm (T, at nakago ana)

3.9mm (T, mimi)

 

you can kind of see a fold line running across the piece on the back (where the iron eroded a little more than the surrounding metal).  You can see a bit or two of lacquer remaining on the front as well.

 

 I was stumped by the theme of the sukashi.  A couple of people on Rich Turner's old kodogu no sekai page suggested it might represent a kanji - either 天 (ten) heaven or 大 (dai)

 

It's pretty old - I'd say late muromachi period.

Images:

http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/mokko_saotome_2/mokko_saotome_2_front.jpg

http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/mokko_saotome_2/mokko_saotome_2_back.jpg

http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/mokko_saotome_2/mokko_saotome_2_oblique_front.jpg

http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/mokko_saotome_2/mokko_saotome_2_front_scale.jpg

 

VR image sets:

http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/mokko_saotome_2/mokko_saotome_front/mokko_saotome_front.html

http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/mokko_saotome_2/mokko_saotome_back/mokko_saotome_back.html

 

Tsuba 2: yamagane/silver inome-mokko shaped tsuba, plum branch/blossom theme $225  HOLD

 

 

This piece measures:

70.9mm (H) X

69.3mm (W) X

5.8mm (T, nakago ana)

6.4mm (T, max, mimi)

 

this tsuba made from yamagane with a thin silver fukurin, and was probably made in the Hizen or more specifically the Nagasaki area.

There's all kinds of interesting remnants on he surface (what appears to be black lacquer, some gold lacquer or inlay, etc etc).  The piece has some age to it - you can see some pretty serious buildup in the inome, as well as the heavy patina on the fukurin, etc- I'd date it to the early edo or possibly Momoyama period.

 

images:

 

http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/hizen_inome/hizen_front.jpg

http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/hizen_inome/hizen_back.jpg

http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/hizen_inome/hizen_front_oblique.jpg

http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/hizen_inome/hizen_back_oblique.jpg

http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/hizen_inome/hizen_front_scale.jpg

 

VR image sets:
http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/hizen_inome/hizen_inome_front/hizen_inome_front.html

http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/hizen_inome/hizen_inome_back/hizen_inome_back.html

 

Tsuba 6: plum blossom/snowflake themed tosho $130 HOLD

 

This piece measures:

 

70.5mm(H) X

70.9mm(W) X

4.57mm (T, max, at nakago ana),

 tapering to the edge

 terminating in a maru mimi

 

The iron in this little guy is really nice - you can see bones in the mimi (like the one at one o'clock visible in the front side view). I showed this one to Haynes and he claimed it was probably originally made for an o-tanto and dated to ca. 1500.

 

Images:

http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/snowflake_tosho/snowflake_plum_tosho_front.jpg

http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/snowflake_tosho/snowflake_plum_tosho_back.jpg

http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/snowflake_tosho/snowflake_plum_tosho_front_scale.jpg

 

vr image sets

http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/snowflake_tosho/snowflake_tosho_front/snowflake_tosho_front.html

http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/snowflake_tosho/snowflake_tosho_back/snowflake_tosho_back.html

You can contact me here or at rkg@rkgphotos.com (note: this isn't my paypal address) if you have any interest.

 

Thanks for taking the time to look at these.

 

Best,

rkg

(Richard George)

 

EDIT: Note that my preypal address is different from the contact one above - I use the one through my business in postings because my web server has much better spam control than my personal ISP
 

[johnnyi]

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johni

[Brian]

Some excellent deals there!

[Alan Morton]

PM Sent..for 1and 2

Thanks.

Alan.

[rkg]

All items on hold (as is the sakura and Hamano piece shown in the video)

 

Best,

rkg

(Richard George)