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    Moon tsuba

    The omote side has a tree with a bird on it. No waves.
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    Moon tsuba

    Ichinomiya Nagatsune
  3. Hi, I'm looking to buy the Ichinomiya Nagatsune: Tsuruga Ga Hokoru Kin no Takumi book. The same one long sold out--listed here: https://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/fittings-books/b954-ichinomiya-nagatsune-tsuruga-ga-hokoru-kin-no-takumi/ Well pay very well for it!
  4. As you know Bob, I love this kozuka. Amazing katakiri work and has the signature Otsuki school lightning. While Tokuoki isn't ranked as high as Ichijo or Natsuo, I personally think Sasayama Tokuoki is one of the very best tosogu metalworkers of all time.
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    Tsuba stand

    Wow, love this stand! I've always loved innovative ideas to present antiques in general.
  6. I like the detail of the one flower petal being raised apart from the rest of the hira zogan inlays.
  7. love the subtle stripes in the tiger on this tsuba!
  8. This Ishiguro tsuba went for $60k in 2005 on Christies. It's likely far more now, especially if it got it's Juyo certification. https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4461929 This Juyo Goto Ichijo set from the same site would also be a lot more than $49k. https://nihonto.com/fw00080/ Tsubas from Kano Natsuo, Nara Toshinaga and Yasuchika are regularly in the six figures.
  9. Not sure if someone bought it yet but Mike Y. had a kozuka with a bird and bamboo by Natsuo he was selling.
  10. Thanks Jean, that makes more sense. Tanaka iron might have more carbon content then. Lovely kozuka Bob, and the mei of Hamano Teruchika is beautiful!
  11. Aww I see. That's interesting. I wonder if some tosogu artists in the past purposely used softer iron for some certain techniques. ex. I heard Tanaka school used iron that was a softer type that tended to rust faster.
  12. Wow impressive tsuba. Just realized that's nanako on iron! Thanks for the share, an unusual but interesting tsuba.
  13. Aw thank you! I can't find anymore info on Toshitaka. The book only does a 2 page spread on a tsuba so there is no more info on it. Below is the book's name. I can confirm the authenticity of many other tubas (but not all) listed in the book as NBTHK papered and I've seen in person or very famous.
  14. This tsuba recently sold on Yahoo Japan Auctions signed Kano Natsuo on one side and something like Iri Takashi on the other side (source and more photos: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b1065123423). Normally I am super super skeptical on anything Natsuo on Yahoo Japan but it is indeed published in a book I have. And it does look exactly like the the tsuba in the book upon further inspection. Direct from the book: The tsuba is definitely not the usual 'Natsuo style" but it seems the reason is because the tsuba is based off a painting of Abe Nakamaro. The mei looks fairly good, and to be honest I'm not sure what the mei on the other side says, something like Iri Takashi(I've never heard of this artist)? The work seems fairly refined and polished if somewhat simple in design. Curios to hear the forum's thoughts. Do you think it's authentic Natsuo? do you think it's the exact tsuba published in the book but the book has a gimei? or do you think it's not the same tsuba in the book? ps. No I did not bid on the tsuba :/
  15. Yep, completely different tsubas. The seller does mention "Similar products will be listed in "Edo Metalworking Edition". Please note that it is not this product.". It's very nice though. I've seen Marus Chambers, modern US smith, do a utsushi of Murakami's most famous dragonfly tsuba and it takes an incredible amount of skill and work to get it right.
  16. Sad to see his website go. It's such an amazing source of online knowledge written in English. I don't know of any other site that goes so in-depth into fittings like his.
  17. Thank for sharing David, when I read your stories with him I invision it all in my mind. Learned a lot of new things as well about Darcy. Must have been such nostalgic, fun and amazing moments shared with him.
  18. It's definitely not functional and Meiji era export/art piece. The elaborate enamel and massive size are the first give away. Yea, did you see those tiny square indents in the tsuba? very strange I've never seen them before.
  19. Saw this tsuba pop up for auction and thought it was quite interesting as it's a combination of mixed metal and enamel. Usually It's either just enamel or just mixed metal but not both: https://auctionet.com/en/1958835-hidemasa-a-Japanese-mixed-metal-and-enamel-tsuba Also there's some strange tiny square indentations on it. Does anyone know what those are?
  20. The Hamano Naohide and Omori Terumitsu tsubas in this auction I’ve definitely seen for sale on Darcy’s website in the past.
  21. Yeah, there's at least two issaku koshirae, both fairly famous: ^one of my favorite koshiraes of all time, incredible iron work ^from Darcy's website. "Blade is called Suiryuken due to the fantastic mounts with dragons and waves he made for the blade. The blade is now Juyo Bunkazai" -Darcy Going back to the tsuba, admittedly that mei is looks quite authentic.
  22. Agreed, the feet and the roughness around the chicken inlay is where I'm like rlly? no way it's anything close to the real thing. Also the composition and surface of the tsuba.
  23. So when I first saw this tsuba I blew it off as fake, since well it's Natsuo and on Yahoo Japan, and additionally never saw this chicken in his sketchbooks before. That being said I just checked the auction results and it sold for $27,441! What's your thoughts about it? Think it's hopeful people with lots of money who just wanted to bid on something "Natsuo"? or is there more to this tsuba that I'm missing? https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/l1001421571?conversionType=browsing_history
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