paul tsubadotinfo

Hi Mushin, I have this book for sale.

60 EUR plus shipping (from Germany).

Contact me here via email please:

tsuba.info@gmail.com

That's amazing! Thank you for the good news. 

Just when I thought I would finally send all the magazines to destructive book scanning services. I am happy to preserve them now. 

One of our latest addition to the Juyo Tosogu Family is this stunning piece by Tsuchiya Yasuchika, maybe the most famous name in the history of sword-fittings.

https://www.instagra...gsh=YndkNTdzcHhpbG5p

Recently we have started ordering custom made Tsuka and Shirasaya from Kubo Kentaro, a famous craftsman from Kyushu who creates wonderful works at an unimaginable fair price!

Look at these examples here which were wrapped in brown and green leather. Just perfect workmanship. 

Prices for these specimen were around 700 USD.

If you do not speak Japanese, we are more than happy to handle your orders via www.Tsuba.info

Please also have a look at the documentary about Kubo san's workshop on youtube:

https://m.youtube.co...5LmF5L-d6KyZ5aSq6YOO

Many new Episodes of the SUPER SAMURAI MARKET have been released already.

Find the latest one here:

Thank you Ford for the mentioning!

yes indeed this would be Toryusai and it is quite a nice piece! Typical for toryusai school Tsuba it has this flat Nanban style Kin Zogan. It is said that Tanaka Kiyotoshi the founder of the school was the son of a Nanban Tsuba artist which is why he used this technique a lot.

On 9/5/2023 at 1:06 AM, French nihonto said:

Very good to know. It may also help some European contacts I have. Thanks a lot! 

Je parle un peu le francais aussi  tu peux me contacter a contact@tsuba.info

On 12/31/2022 at 9:22 AM, Malae5 said:

Hello

 

Can anyone explain the process to ship antique teppo from Japan to the U.S.?

 

Regards

Gene

Hello Gene,

The process of exporting Teppo from Japan is the same as exporting swords. I am offering that service as an Agent from within Japan and also do the bidding on Yahoo auction items for my cutsomers. If you are interested, feel free to contact me.

Kind regards

Paul

On 1/2/2023 at 6:14 AM, Bridges said:

Hey guys, I see a lot of individuals using the aforementioned site but whenever I want to ship something, the shipping service Buyee, restricts “weapons” from being sent outside of Japan. How do I get around this or is there another provider!?! This applies to about any sword I view and is VERY discouraging as the militaria im into is much cheaper over there.

Hi Noah,

I am offering to buy, export and ship Swords from Yahoo Auction out of Japan as a proxy. Contact me if you need more information.

www.tsuba.info/services

On 7/28/2023 at 5:33 AM, ChrisM said:

 

 

Now I just need to find the perfect set of Menuki and a Kogatana.

Hi Chris, have you found your Menuki Daisho yet? What kind are you looking for?

On 8/31/2023 at 8:59 AM, Spartancrest said:

 

 

   https://tsuba.info/akasaka/    A different type of bird depicted here, maybe a seagull? 

 

 

 

This Motive is called Kasumi Karasu which can be translated as 'Crow in the mist'

12 hours ago, Matsunoki said:

Hi Paul

Approx 4mm at rim.  Patina is a bit thin on seppadai but otherwise a natural black with slight old rust pitting. Looks like it’s been on a few swords.

I like the way the geese are graduated in size as if flying at different distances. Conjures up a cold winters night for me.

Thanks for looking.

Best. Colin 

Yes, I feel so too about the design, quite charming! The iron does not strike me as Akasaka from the pictures, but would have to see it in hand. Are there linear forging lines on the inside or the rim visible? The Kozuka hitsu looks like Akasaka but one would expect a slightly smaller Kogai hitsu. Maybe the attribution refers to the origins of the Akasaka school in Kyoto. Also the overall thin execution of the design and the plate would rather point to Kyo-Sukashi. Whichever attribution is right, it is a nice old Tsuba!

Really hard to say from the pictures but the patina looks really good and I like the design! How thick is it?

Hi Brian,

did you sell this at the show? If not you should try to paper it. As from the 4th master till the 9th all Akasaka masters were called Tadatoki, I would be very interested which one this turns out to be. I believe it shouldn’t be too late.

Most likely Sadanaga an early to mid Edo master

there were two generations

At the Super Samurai Market we are presenting Nihonto and Kodogu 'live' from Japan. Mr. Robert Hughes are preselecting offers from established Japanese dealers for you to get a closer look, to appreciate and also to purchase if you like. 

For any inquiries or feedback about the Super Samurai Market you can contact us via purchase@SuperSamuraiMarket.com

Visit our youtube channel here:

https://www.youtube....neseSwords/playlists

And read more about our idea:

www.SuperSamuraiMarket.com

Yes we can, 

- import and export your Nihonto and Kodogu items to and from Japan

- handle the certification of your items through the NBTHK headquarter in Tokyo

- handle the polishing of your Nihonto through one of the best polishers in Japan

- get a sayagaki for your precious sword from Tanobe sensei

- bid on items offered on yahoo auctions

and help you with other matters concerning Japanese antique swords and Kodogu.

Just drop us a line at contact@tsuba.info

An overview with prices for our services can be found here: www.tsuba.info/services

Hello Nihonto and Kodogu enthusiasts! 
 

My name is Paul Kremers and I am a licensed antiques and sword dealer in Japan. I have started www.Tsuba.info about 3 years ago with the goal of providing high quality pictures of high quality Tsuba for all of us to have good reference material available on the go. As my father has been collecting Tsuba for over 40 years I had been in the lucky position to be able to see very good items right from the beginning and I got accustomed to it. Due to his large collection of iron Sukashi Tsuba I was lucky to learn about really good iron patina early and I realized that it is one of the most difficult parts of Tsuba appreciation.

You can find a large collection of Tsuba under www.Tsuba.info/schools. Also check out the subsections about Owari, HIgo or Goto for example. As I myself am quite fond of the Goto school, I am trying to publish more and more high quality items by the mainline masters.

Apart from Kodogu and Nihonto I offer a wide range of services such as certification through the NBTHK in Tokyo or sword import and export to and from Japan. And yes, also Yahoo auctions proxy bidding if you feel like going on an online treasure hunt!

Feel free to contact me at  contact@tsuba.info

Thanks to those of you who watched it. We are still working on the best presentation style. Would be nice to get your feedback!

We will be live in about 3 hours! Looking forward to seeing many of you:

On 6/15/2023 at 7:01 AM, b.hennick said:

One club member asked if there would be a preview. I thought that there would not be one but I did not confirm that with him.

Yes, there is no preview available. But the video will be available after event for those who would want to take their time looking at the items again.

On 6/13/2023 at 12:34 PM, b.hennick said:

Good luck with this venture. I will pass the information to people in my club.

Thanks much, that's very welcome!

Hello everybody, I am offering an Ishiguro Tsuba by a student of Masayoshi. It is very different to the standard Ishiguro school style showing iron inlay on sentoku ground.

300000 JPY

More infos here: https://tsuba.info/product/tsuba-ishiguro-senkosai-nagayoshi-ikari-ni-shirasagi/

Cheers

Paul