PhoenixDude

Good. little bit of sunagashi and chunks of nie

 備前國住長船清光 - bizen kuni ju osafune kiyomitsu
Ko-roku Ni nen

I already am pretty positive on my assumption but want others opinions.

Thanks!

i could use an extra cheapo box if someone has one to spare

bump. anyone find the entry in haynes?

found him in sesko

I dont have wakayama but i do have seskos meikan, no entry in his though.

Can someone share the haynes entry for Choshu Hagi Naka Tomomitsu? 長州萩 中智光
Late edo guy.

oi mate! 'ats a boomerang!

thanks brian!

can anyone share a pic of the entry in haynes?

On the side, I should change my handle to "Phoenix dude"...

SOLD

it says 1, praying mantis figure or image kogai.
一、龍車螳螂図笄

I would put it very late edo imho. 

its a level of craftmanship that is way above what you normally see in cloisonne works.

Just an update, my set did bounce at shinsa. Once I was able to get ahold of him, Fred was more than accommodating. He has issued a return for the set and covered the shinsa fees in full.

alright I think I may send them in through Tim Pepin, as he reached out and is offering to slip my set in with a larger shipment he has coming up.

On 2/1/2021 at 9:23 PM, 1kinko said:

I go the SF show every year but I take my Optivisor and I know what to look for. If you know there are bad apples at the show you should name them here and save others from making the same mistake. It’s sure easier to evaluate tosogu in person than online.

Yup, this is when I learned to bring a jewelers loupe with me to any event. The sellers name is Fred Geyer btw.

5 hours ago, Yasaka Azuma said:

No matter what I write, it doesn't help you anymore. However, I’d like to use this opportunity to will be a lesson for others.
Items made with the same mold have repeatedly appeared in Japan, these may be alone or in combination with tsuba as I posted.
In the case of a set, the damage actually occurs in units of thousands of dollars. Please be careful, too.

 

Azuma-san,

Where did you find this photo? Its an exact copy of the one I bought almost.

I have gotten in touch with the seller finally but he is insisting I send it to shinsa for a return, and has said he will cover the cost of a pink slip.

22 hours ago, Yasaka Azuma said:

Do not involved in items with any of these signs. This is a shame, but you have gained hands-on knowledge.

 

Azuma-san,
These pictures are a great illustration, thank you.
The piece I have isn't so blatant, as it does not have any visible casting seams or bubbles, and the details on the motif elements much finer than this example, but the areas you highlighted in the bottom of your example are exactly like what is seen on these. The nanako is also 'soft' looking as in your example too. perhaps the base was cast and the motif elements added on top?