kissakai

Helped me LOADS

Yes it is, I wish it was mine Colour is a deep blue/black that doesn't show that well on the images

Hi Does anyone have the tsuba image they can send me that is shown in the Compton collection. Part 1 No 104? Grev

I'll check this out

I've updated the PDF tsuba file Please check the first page for conditions of sale Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/z0g8p1ljngpxur9/NMB%20listing.pdf?dl=0 There are now 62 tsuba available For those that have already viewed the original tsuba there are some new additions All tsuba have the nakago ana sizes at the end of the file in size order New: T29 T83 T97 T123 T298 T316 T337 T339 T345 There is an error I've made with the PDF file by mixing up NAKAGO and NANAKO: Re: ...I can supply the nanako ana sizes..... Ooops. With thanks Grev

Great Steve - just what I was after

Hi I was a bit lazy by putting a couple of info requests in the Izakaya section so I split them and put them in the appropriate sections At the Birmingham Arms and Armour sale last Sunday I bought a photograph album. I thought I'd use it for some of my better tsuba. I'd like an idea of what the kanji says. Not after a full translation just the basics if possible With thanks Grev

I'm liking this suggestion and I've not seen this before

Hi Vistiting a friend today he asked me if I knew what the flower/leaves were I thought about Japanese knotweed but can't find a good match It has a Mito feel but not quite (in my opinion) So I'm manly interested in naming the leaves I've shown the back as it may be of interest With thanks Grev

You would have thought there would be a better may to join these two parts together by now I know you can get custom fitted boxes to enclose the tsuba Heed the warning

Nice to see you today. I'm sure it will be a great venture

Is anyone going to the Brimingham A&A Fair this Sunday I have a table in thelast room and I'll have a load of tsuba

Assuming it is from the Shoami school I'm also wondering if it maybe Awa or Shoanai Shoami

So maybe not Akita Shoami. I did wonder about the school I'vbe add some vary vague description on some of my tsuba papers I've no way of knowing but it does have similarities to mine May be if we see the whole as Mauro suggests

Hi Some of the areas around the seppa remind me of this tsuba Clouds, raindrop, snow flake, and a tie up bag of wind Iyo Shoami Yôshû no jû Shôami Hidenari 予劦住正阿弥秀任 - (H01122.0). Grev

Hi After looking at a request for Yagyu tsuba I thought that anyone owning this type of tsuba would be most reluctant to give it up So I thought which of my tsuba I could never sell. Having two daughters and one granddaughter (wife any my choice included~) I'd like them to keep one each that would remind them of me Why haven't I put up a couple of images? It is such a difficult task to select the 'right' tsuba but I do know it will not be based on price I'll need a couple of days to make my selection assuming I can For some collectors it may be easier as they already have a star Grev

Nicely presented photos - tempted but running out of funds

Full steam ahead

One last bit of help Does anyone have information for the following two smiths? Masataka (I have no record of a Choshu smith with this name Masamine from Chōshu is recorded but I can't find out anything about this smith

Tsuba boxes sold are Nos 1, 2 & 4 + the freebee That was a long wait as I felt they are good prices These are still for sale Boxes 3, 5 & 8 = £15 each + Shipping which is approximately £15 Box No 6 has a price reduction to £18+ Shipping which is approximately £15 No 3 No 5 No 6 No 8 - This is an addition to the original sale. I was going to keep it but changed my mind Grev

Love the octopus

Hi Ford I knew the Shingen was just a nice story Not heard about the "Shingen bukuro" but a much more practical idea

Both very nice tsuba I wanted to buy a decent example but mine is the standard type where the wire is looped through the tsuba The story behind this type of tsuba (unproven) was that Takeda Shingen employed swift running messengers. The Mukade-tai. They were conspicuous for their mukade (centipede) hata-jirushi (war banners). When with this troop you had the privilege of wearing this style of tsuba Grev

Thanks Steve

Sorry Steve I'm not sure which kanji I'm looking at