Hi all, it's been a very VERY long time since I posted here, and I have not even looked to be honest for god knows how long. Sorry this will be such a short visit.
This thread was bought to my attention because of a statement made by David Styles. I need to correct. I do so only because it is completely inaccurate. The state reads as follows and I quote
This comment was pointed out to me by a fellow collector and friend as it is pretty common knowledge it was me who sold the tsuba to David (It was posted on my version of Kodogu no Sekai on Facebook prior to me selling it on Ebay).
Now, I do not care one Iota if you like shinsa or not, agree with the process or not, that's your own outlook. But I would never ever state that any Hakogaki would be of such a high profile that it would outweigh a Shinsa. If I had said anything at all it would be something like Some people find that Hakogaki are enough for them. That would be all. I am not one of those people however.
That is how I see things, simply becuase the Hakogaki is the opinion of one man, and Shinsa the result of a collective opinion. It's well noted that Sasano, Torigoye and my main man Wakayama changed their opinions on some of these works almost as often as we change our underpants. As a result of that point alone, it is possible all hakogai from the 50's - 70's are worthless.
It is in fact, a fact that I told David on more than one occasion that I thought the Tsuba in question was far from Owari, and most likely Tosa Myochin, or late Akasaka. It's highly possible the Hakogaki is incorrect, or even that the tsuba was placed in another box.
So, as I noted at the head of this waffle, I don't care one way or another what you think about Shinsa That is your own personal opinion. I do care when I am misquoted and in fact mentioned in an out right falsehood. Thus I am here only to clarify that point.
And so ends my visit to NMB
Ciao
Rich