joel

Many thanks for the insightful comments. I'm clearly on a learning curve here.

More pictures...

[The one from zen gallery? Looked real to me. John] Yes! From the zen gallery... I went for it. The seller had 2600 positive feedback ratings but one buyer had complained of a cast piece being sold as the real thing. This is a little outside my main area of collecting, so it did sew a seed of doubt, thought I'd seek some third party opinion! Thanks john, that's reassuring...

Thanks for the thoughts... much appreciated.

Hi All, I'm new to this forum, so hello to everyone! I was hoping to get a little feedback on a Tsuba signed Toshinaga, I read here that there have been some forgeries and wondered if anyone would care to offer an oppinion regarding whether this piece is the real thing?? Craftsmanship looks excellent, but i'm no expert. Any thoughts?