What are your favorite fittings?

[Rich T]

I'll add this Ko Shoami to the list as well as it is a relatively new one and in beautiful condition.

 

Cheers

 

Rich

[ububob]

That is a real stunner Rich. It can take my mind off Akasaka for a while... :D

[Soshin]

I would agree Rich T. posted some really nice tsuba. Each one is a very nice example of the specific school. Thanks for sharing.

 

 

 

Yours truly,

David Stiles

[Brian]

Rich,

Really like that tsuba..especially the positive and negative representations of the matsukawa bishi. Very striking with good composition and lovely steel.

 

Brian

[Rich T]

Hey Brian, thanks for that, yeah it is a great design. Nice size of 82mm also.

 

Rich

[Hawley]

One of mine .........hard to say if this was my favorite, but in the moment ...Yes :D

 

Hawley

[christianmalterre]

Dear Hawley,

 

just please allow me this question....am i right here?

 

Christian

[ububob]

Christian, what is it you wish to have confirmed? If Hawley doesn't respond in a reasonable time, I will take a shot at it.

[christianmalterre]

Dear Bob,

 

i would be interested if this Tsuba is from same school?

 

Christian

[ububob]

Christian, you post a nice signed Tadashige and I'm willing to bet that Hawley's is an Akasaka too. :D

[Hawley]

Sorry for my late reaction.......

 

In my personal opinion it is a akasaka-tsuba.

Personal opinion, because this tsuba was not sent to a shinsa until know.

Some friends of mine agree with my opion that this could be made by the third or maybe the fourth master.

In the first book of Sasano (early Japanese sword guards, sukashi tsuba),on page 210 you will find an akasaka-tsuba which looks very similar to mine.

In the book it is a signed work from the fourth hereditary master tadatoki.

See picture 1.

 

Dimensions of mine: Height 86,24mm, width 83,14mm, rim thickness 6,33mm, rim seppa-dai thickness 5,70

 

Close distance picture from the rim show a fine laminated iron.

See picture 2.

 

Hawley

[Hawley]

on place two of my favorite.....this one.

NBTHK tokubetsu hozon

signed, Tadashige saku ( and a declaration of age 72 )

sorry, for the picture quality.....it is not easy to make good pictures.

 

Hawley

[christianmalterre]

Dear Hawley

 

thank you very much so for in answering me mine question and letting me know your´s thoughts here!

In fact yes-i would agree-even i naturally would prefer so to feel and see it in hands,too!

This was the reason i did ask you.

I would agree completely-(i think most had seen rather an Higo/Nishigaki work here(after stylism)/so i did set the Tada-Shige-Saku one here as the personal "question" i had...)

The iron but-does tend me equally very strong to Akasaka later work!

(this is the reason i did post the Tadashige here which is somehow VERY similar)-LOL!

 

An fantastic Tsuba!

Thank you for sharing it here!

Mine very sincere congratulations and thanks again for your´s very kind response!

 

Christian