No idea the school, appears Edo period. Ground is what caught my eye. The ants seem well done. Any ideas?
Unknown Iron Tsuba with Ants
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Vermithrax16
, Sep 11 2019 02:47 AM
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Posted 11 September 2019 - 06:00 AM
Jeremiah, I think that maybe those are termites? Whatever they are, they have sure done a lot of damage - that tsuba will have to be rebuilt. 
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Posted 11 September 2019 - 12:05 PM
Those are spiders, with 8 legs. Ants only have six.
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Posted 11 September 2019 - 12:13 PM
Maybe six legs and two antennas?
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Posted 11 September 2019 - 12:17 PM
Maybe six legs and two antennas?
I think you're right.
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Posted 11 September 2019 - 12:45 PM
Looks like Aizu Shoami to me. The ants decoration is very nicely made.
One ant is carying an egg.
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Posted 11 September 2019 - 12:46 PM
They look like Carpenter Ants.
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Posted 12 September 2019 - 03:20 AM
Maybe a candidate to test the raffle idea we talked about a while ago.
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