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Leporello

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  1. Dear Pietro, this object is clearly a picture frame that is supposed to give the appearance of being made from a genuine tsuba. I agree with Dale that this piece only looks like a tsuba. The poor workmanship and the lack of seppadai suggest a fake, which was made for the western market to satisfy the hunger for Japanese antiques around the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century (as wonderful described by Geraint!). For comparison here are some pictures of another ´picture frame tsuba´ out of my own collection, which unfortunately was made from a nice Choshu tsuba. Sorry for the bad picture quality. I´ll do better when this one enters the for sale section All the best, Thomas
  2. ... in a slightly different mood ...

  3. Hello Anthony, I remember having sold a very unusual octagonal shaped ´Bamen Tsunemasa´ in 2016 to a NMB member ... have a look at #11 in my post ´Downsizing #5´ Tom
  4. price reduction # 12: 220€ # 13: 140€ # 15: 275€ # 17: 850€
  5. Price reduction: # 7: 120€ # 8: 160€ # 9: 200€
  6. To me this is neither Higo, nor Akasaka, but a later Tosa Myochin piece because of the colour, the fine and smooth surface, the form of the seppa dai and the elegant and precise workmanship ... what do I know!
  7. price reduction # 12: 240€ # 13: 160€ # 15: 300€ # 16: 120€ # 17: 900€
  8. Price reduction: # 7: 130€ # 8: 175€ # 9: 220€
  9. Maybe I´m wrong, but ... wasn´t this koshirae (or even the whole package) part of Frederic Galland´s ´Edoantiques´ long time ago?
  10. Come on all the tosogu specialists! Anyone must have seen such kind of tsuba
  11. I know, but I´m not a professional photographer. Sorry for the bad pictures
  12. They are priced to sell! #10 + #11 on hold
  13. Dear members, and here are six Bushu / Choshu school tsuba for sale ... I´ll try to describe the items as honestly as possible. Please take into consideration, that all items are widely enlarged at your screen, so that any flaws seem much larger, than they are in reality. The pictures usually don´t do justice to the articles, because I´m no professional photographer If you have any questions about the items, please don´t hesitate to ask. My knowledge about these items is limited and therefore the descriptions do only reflect my personal opinion. So I´d be glad to read your opinions, to improve the descriptions. Donation goes to the board for every purchase! Discount will be given for any multiple purchase. I also will take any fair offers into consideration!!! Buyer pays individual paypal fees. Shipping costs incl. insurance (without insurance on demand): Germany 7,50 € EU 18 € USA and Canada 38 € Rest of the World 47 € Now for the items: #12. unsigned Chrysanthemum on river: 280€ - dimensions: 72mm x 5,0mm - nakago ana: 25mm x 8,5mm - very good condition, glossy chocolate patina, deap carving #13 unsigned Aoi on basketwork: 190€ - dimensions: 73mm x 69mm x 3,6mm (center) - 4,0mm(rim) - nakago ana: 24mm x 8mm - good condition, glossy chocolate patina, fine carving, gold zogan #14 unsigned Chrysanthemums: 250€ - dimensions: 70mm x 62mm x 3,6mm (center) - 4,6mm(rim) - nakago ana: 25mm x 8,5mm - nearly perfect condition, glossy chocolate patina, extremely fine carving, gold zogan #15 unsigned Chrysanthemums - 350€ - dimensions: 76mm x 69mm x 4,5mm - nakago ana: 28mm x 7,5mm - good condition, glossy chocolate patina, extremely fine carving, golden highlights, rim carving!!! #16 unsigned Ume: 140€ - dimensions: 76mm x 72mm x 4,2mm - nakago ana: 28mm x 8,5mm - good condition, chocolate patina #17 signed Choshu Hagi ju Umetada saku - Peony: 990€ - dimensions: 84mm x 4mm - nakago ana: 30mm x 9mm - good condition, glossy greyish dark chocolate patina, extremely realistic carving, golden highlights
  14. Dear members, here are five Akasaka school tsuba for sale ... I´ll try to describe the items as honestly as possible. Please take into consideration, that all items are widely enlarged at your screen, so that any flaws seem much larger, than they are in reality. The pictures usually don´t do justice to the articles, because I´m no professional photographer If you have any questions about the items, please don´t hesitate to ask. My knowledge about these items is limited and therefore the descriptions do only reflect my personal opinion. So I´d be glad to read your opinions, to improve the descriptions. Donation goes to the board for every purchase! Discount will be given for any multiple purchase. I also will take any fair offers into consideration!!! Buyer pays individual paypal fees. Shipping costs incl. insurance (without insurance on demand): Germany 7,50 € EU 18 € USA and Canada 38 € Rest of the World 47 € Now for the items: #7 unsigned Akasaka school Tanto tsuba: 150 € - dimensions: 59mm x 56mm x 4,5mm - nakago ana: 18mm x 6mm - very good condition, dark chocolate patina #8 unsigned Akasaka school Wakizashi tsuba with Matsukawabishi / Karigane: 200 € - dimensions: 68mm x 65,5mm x 5,5mm - nakago ana: 24mm x 7,5mm - very good condition, dark chocolate patina #9 unsigned Akasaka school Wakizashi tsuba with Pinetree / Karigane: 250 € - dimensions: 69mm x 65mm x 5,0mm - nakago ana: 25mm x 7mm - very good condition, smooth very dark chocolate patina #10 unsigned Akasaka school Wakizashi tsuba: 180 € - dimensions: 70,5mm x 69mm x 6,0mm - nakago ana: 26,5mm x 8,5mm - good condition, smooth dark chocolate blackish patina #11 unsigned Akasaka school tsuba with Aoi: 350 € - dimensions: 74mm x 73mm x 6,2mm (center) - 6,0mm (rim) - nakago ana: 27mm x 7,3mm - good condition, dark chocolate patina
  15. @Tanto54 and mas4t0: There are several points that do not match the ´classical sanmai with lost fukurin´ theory in my opinion: - The center piece of a classical ´sanmai tsuba´ should be much thicker than the two outer layers. Here all three layers are of the same thickness. - It wouldn´t have been fitted with rivets nor with a fukurin, because fixing three steel layers like this would cause massive corrosion between the layers. Also tight mounting at the seppa dai would be very difficult with some sort of rivets. Most probably there were two matching seppa, one with two bolts for mounting the tsuba. - the rim wouldn´t be decorated with gilding in case of mounting a fukurin So of course it is a sanmai construction, but not in the classic sense.
  16. @ Blazeaglory: Thanx for the ultimate solution @nektoalex: Many thanks for the helpful contribution. This is the first (and very interesting) example of a two-part tsuba, I have seen Some other helpful ideas from the tosogu specialists?
  17. @ Andi: Unfortunately I cannot find any examples of Nari-tsuba. Do you have some pictures? On the other hand: You would loose the zogan, if the plates would´nt be perfectly fixed! Does not make too much sense for me. Especially, because the zogan seems to be too fine for a Kabuki-tsuba, which you would never see up close during the play!?
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