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  1. kissakai
    Thanks for posting. I was nice to see the use of templates and he also had loads more in the back wall
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    A nice iron one with a good patina
  3. kissakai
    Assuming your tsuba are keepers For mine I cut out holes slightly larger than the tsuba and lined it with felt Took ages!
  4. kissakai
    Same for me, a good seller. Massive number of sale items that I usually check once a month
  5. kissakai
    Fascinating - thanks The reasoning behind this style is well portrayed and to see how styles showed status. From the beginning to the current day Sumo
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    Eye candy for me as prices are well out of my meager means
  7. kissakai
    Tim has said about the shape of the kanji and it is one of the first things I look for
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    Some good points made and shows how to make an initial assessment
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    New tsuba

    kissakai replied to hoitomt1's topic in Tosogu

    Sukashi is correct but condition and age could be a problem
  10. kissakai
    Someone added a post about hitsuana and age which was interesting but the author agreed it was only a guide but a nice post
  11. kissakai
    After their second auction I totted up the total received It was about half the price I paid for them but it was a learning exercise I'll try Bonhams next to see if any sell at a better price I'd be in interested in using someone like Mr Doffin as as another avenue to explore I've told my kids to sell my collection after I'm gone but need to to tell them the options Any other ideas? The tsuba range from £100 to £1500 but the swords are a few thousands
  12. kissakai
    Hi Piers - something else I didn't know
  13. kissakai
    Did anyone on the NMB buy a tsuba from this auction Again they went very cheaply
  14. kissakai
    An unusual and interesting tsuba
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    A ghost!

    kissakai replied to kissakai's topic in Tosogu

    Thanks Dale I forgot about some of the treasurers I'll go for No 5 the Mino coat
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    A ghost!

    kissakai posted a topic in Tosogu

    Anyone have any idea what the ghostlike sukashi on the left may represent?
  17. kissakai
    It is an expensive way of saying it's not modern and if you are lucky a school For a seasoned collector they usually know what they have but for a newbie what else is there? Of course it is a good selling point
  18. kissakai
    Hi Peter Great research as usual If you find out any more about these tsuba please let us all know
  19. kissakai
    Bruce That is the one I liked
  20. kissakai
    What a wonderful link I liked the diamond pattern
  21. kissakai
    My remaining tsuba are in tomorrows auction (03/04/24). Lots 86 to 93 Auction search | Sworders I have these listed with NO reserve so there must be bargains there. I lost a lot with the previous sale I've chucked in the towel with possibly a bigger loss Good luck if you do make a bid
  22. kissakai
    Every day is a day of learning - thanks
  23. kissakai
    I put in ten tsuba for auction and sold two for £220 After fees I received £91 for the two tsuba! Then for the buyer there was their commission to pay A guess is 1/3 to me and 2/3 to the auction house and VAT I guess I'd better find another way of selling
  24. kissakai
    To me Sado tsuba are always heavier than they look
  25. kissakai
    Some nice pieces and it's sad to see so many sold I put some tsuba into auction and they didn't do to well but I wish you the best of luck
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