Higo-san

Thank you so much, Peter! You hit the nail precisely on the head. I did not realize that there was an oil jug depicted on the menuki! Best Chris

Dear all I own a pair of menuki mounted on a beautiful tanto koshirae and signed Imai Kyusai Sei (今井 亨斎製) who was also called Nagatake (NBTHK judgement: Horyu which I can very well understand and accept). I am not looking for an authentication of the mei on the menuki but rather am I interested in the story which is shown on the menuki. What can be seen? It seems like a thief wearing a straw hat was caught in the middle of stealing a tea pot on the one side which does not amuse a lord who is ready to draw his sword on the other menuki. Does someone recognize the legend behind this scene? Kind regards Chris

Okay - now a last chance for all bargain-lovers: EUR 2,400.00 plus shipping costs until the end of the week. Again: Ishiguro school workmanship with recent Tokubetsu Hozon papers…

Okay - now a last chance for all bargain-lovers: EUR 1,000.00 until the end of the week.

No further discounts - but maybe some additional pictures might help !

BUMP - no discounts, but a payment schedule can be negotiated ;)!

I was requested to provide additional pictures of the kogai-hitsu which is original and was not modified at some point.

Bump! Final price cut to EUR 1,200.00 plus shipping costs!

Dear all yes - this thread is about a signed Ishiguro school masterpiece with recent NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers and it is a pair of fuchi kashira! The mei reads Ishiguro Masachika [Kao] (石黒政近[花押]). I will not comment on the piece but rather go into the process of taking pictures of it. When I decided to sell this set, I knew that taking pictures would be a huge challenge. As you all know, the Ishiguro school is famous for its fine and beautiful nanako. And there is nothing as difficult as taking reasonable pictures of a black shakudo nanako. I decided to wait for the morning sun on a clear spring day and what my camera caught almost looks like small black diamonds sparkling in the sun light. This set has a deep beauty to it which is unique in the range of fine class tosogu. The ten omodaka themed kamon are delicately carved and gilded in a superior way of craftmanship. I hope you will enjoy the pictures as much as I do. I got this set from Soryu Antiques (https://soryu.pl/pro...kubetsu-hozon-tosogu) and will sell with at a huge discount for EUR 2,800.00 plus actual shipping costs. No need to hesitate as I will not consider further discounts. The only thing to mention regarding condition are small scratches on the kamon. Dimensions are: Dai: Fuchi: 38 mm x 20 mm x 12 mm Kashira: 35 mm x 16 mm x 8 mm Sho: Fuchi: 39 mm x 20 mm x 11 mm Kashira: 34 mm x 15 mm x 8 mm Best Chris

Got it, Steve! Best Chris

Yes it is still available - this tsuba dates from the Momoyama / earliest Edo period!

Price cut to EUR 1300.00 plus shipping!

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Huge price cut to EUR 1500.00!

Price drop to EUR 160.00 plus shipping!