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Yasaka Azuma

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  1. Yes right. It's a deal! Then, the negligence of the appraiser who did not refer to the compilation book by Wakayama becomes even more prominent. Even though the client is responsible for the appraisal fee, it is an unacceptable miscellaneous response. If I put a good construction of NBTHK's kantei, the tsuba owned by Robert is in very good condition for the mid-Edo period. As far as I can see in the image, it even looks unused to me. It is possible that the appraiser was confused and avoided identifying it. However, it is an escape from responsibility as a result.
  2. Mauro. You are way better. I just picked up the image. This kantei is proof of genuine, but it doesn't reveal whether masayoshi is a tsuba author, a kinko author, Bushu, or Inaba, or Aizu, affiliation, age, or address. If I am the client, I will call the secretariat for a complaint. And I will get even more angry when I hear NBTHK's curt answer.
  3. "Kouhone katumushi zu tsuba mei masayoshi saku" The scene where kouhone (river bone)blooms yellow flowers and katumushi (Dragonfly) flies over the surface of the water is a common summer theme in Japan. Even so, the appraisal is a little inadequate. Nothing is written about the craftsman’s lineage.
  4. The image is a scene instructing the casting of watermark tsuba as one of the vocational training in Japan. This is just technical guidance. Notice that the spout is set to the side of mimi instead of seppa-dai as in the past so that the molten metal works better with the mold. Obviously, the original shape of the tsuba is bad, and it belongs to the third category I classified. As soon as someone advises on the design, it is likely to be promoted to the first category. Another thing to note is that trainees often include foreigners of Asian descent. I'm not referring to this training center. https://twitter.com/Ryuichi13720000/status/1361887796567281668
  5. I think that the images up by Dale about the replica of Kinko-tsuba and the images I have saved can be classified as follows. First, a product that repeats the original design. Secondly, the one that retains the original design, but gradually omits the details. Thirdly, It has been transformed from the beginning, and since the creator continues to make it without knowing the original design, it is a shape far from the original. The so-called "low-end" Kinko would be the second final form or the third. Of course, the first item need to be vigilant. Brilliantly decorated, they try to grab the contents of our wallet. Nonetheless, some buyers inadvertently pay highs for the second item, and those who choose the third item. It's fun to think about it, and imagine it. If you refer my post It may be stale and boring to other members, but I would appreciate it if you could leave it alone.
  6. Pietro. Thank you for your concern. You all . I'm neither a buyer's guide nor an open classroom to grow someone into a connoisseur. It's mostly just for fun and sharing with like-minded people. Otherwise I can't continue. Especially, except for exaggerated or inadequate explanations in online auctions, images are the only clue to the decision. Anyone can do it, because if you have access to it, all you have to do is observe it. We encourage you to discover the fishy product and present your point of view here or in a new thread. "Eureka!"
  7. Is that so. As far as my posts are concerned, I haven't posted anything that will improve the knowledge of the members. Rather I am a nosey parker. "Hey! Check it out! Such a strange thing was on sale." From the image Dale showed, I felt a "future threat". Its manufacture clearly created a three-dimensional mold from a two-dimensional image of the museum. Small factories in Japan are in trouble because the number of jobs is drastically reduced. They want to make anything if it makes money. I can't imagine the detailed means, but I think it's only a matter of time before the introduction of a 3D printer.
  8. Oh! The seller of the golden tsuba claims that it is a modern product. But it's only a matter of time before someone else uses the same mold to send out an indistinguishable copy.
  9. It's hard to determine, so I'm sure you should see the real thing with your own eyes. If there is even a slight tendency like an image, its authenticity is suspicious.
  10. This Natuo and the seller's self-proclaimed tsuba also regularly appear online and make me laugh. This time with a ridiculous starting price of 200,000 JPY! https://www.jauce.com/auction/w457589907
  11. He was there again to hide as a bit part. https://www.jauce.com/auction/p841442644
  12. Dale. Your group image is spectacular. I have also confirmed. 28 March Live auction 1638 Japanese Art Including Property of The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.christies.com/en/auction/Japanese-art-including-property-of-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-20046/?filters=&intsaleid=20046&lid=1&page=8&searchphrase=&sortby=lot_number It is a forbidden means for museums and galleries. Every time a financial crisis occurs, the director will want to sell his collection. In Japan, if a cultural institution sells a donated item, the tax incentive will be revoked and a heavy tax will be levied. However, the Japanese government imitates Western countries, so it may be tolerated in the future.
  13. I think this tsuba, where he sells, is more damaging. Unless he is a little calculative buyer, he will bid. https://www.jauce.com/auction/b546089456 By the way, I saw the news that The Met would sell its collection. It's amazing, and it's if to get out of hand if you have an auction. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/metropolitan-museum-art-vote-aamd-guidelines-1950363
  14. Uh-oh. I seem to have made a mistake because of the similar silhouette.
  15. He bought it for $ 118 in dollar terms, but it's bearish to start at $ 45.5. I don't know anyone, but I want to say this. Be self-assured!
  16. These can also be found at online auctions. Since it is a wide variety of goods, there are likely to be many things that have passed. https://www.seidoshop.jp/products/iaito-minosaka-higo-zogan-ms103 https://www.jauce.com/auction/q436443831 https://www.jauce.com/auction/b541163588
  17. Kato-teruaki is treated as a hamamono by a loofah pattern tsuba, but sometimes I encounters his original work. https://www.jauce.com/auction/n470401581 I have renewed my perception with your images. Great, congratulations.
  18. The ebisu & daikoku design tsuba has been around for a long time as lucky charms and is also featured in books. Since ebisu and daikoku are gods of good business, you may have in luck if you make a successful bid.
  19. That's exactly what I'm trying to say with my poor English. Many enthusiasts in Japan hope to make higo-koshirae in the era of Hosokawa Hou. However, the more I collect and study materials about higo-koshirae in advance, the more I realize that the blade of higo-koshirae used by the guards of Hosokawa Hou, and the modern Japanese sword are different. I used to do that too.
  20. There seems to be no answer, so I will send you information as simply as I know. The combination of fuchi and kashira with this characteristic is also found in koshirae in Owari, Sendai, and Shonai. Needless to say, Higo is famous. Higo koshirae has two codes and does not use shitodome metal fittings. fuchi is easily big enough for an kashira to fit inside. As a practical matter, the metal fittings of the Edo period do not match the wide new Japanese sword due to the size. The use of modern metal fittings is unavoidable as long as the Higo code is satisfied.
  21. OK, there will be enough space to fill the 4 inch diameter tsuba. Like a squirrel that stores acorns, I may forget where I buried it.
  22. Brian. I was told by my senior at kinko collection that hosono like the image should not touch, so I have kept that teaching. Therefore, I cannot show the rationale in published books etc. However, it is also true that my belief has been shaken by seeing a specialty store that is said to be credible in Japan recently selling works with a similar touch that comes with NBTHK paper. 嵐山図小柄 銘 細野惣左衛門政守花押 http://ginza.choshuya.co.jp/sale/new_tousougu/d/d081/index.htm Hosono's signature is difficult to judge because there are some patterns in "Sosho-tai (cursive style)" as discussed on the MNB bulletin board in the past. I dared not touch it. However, I've heard that items signed in the horizontal position with kozuka & kogai need to be careful. Dale. A metal plate in the shape of kotosho-tsuba is buried in the Arizona desert and rusted plausibly. I've heard of an urban legend that sold in Japan and made a lot of money. It may be possible in the Great Victoria Desert. Don't worry about Sarasa-mon's tsuba. A charity trying to help a souvenir shop that is about to collapse due to COVID. Perhaps...
  23. For Feb. The staple products. https://www.jauce.com/auction/w442781419 https://www.jauce.com/auction/537042340 https://www.jauce.com/auction/n490118751 https://www.jauce.com/auction/o458262355 https://www.jauce.com/auction/r469970161 This maker, Hosono Sozaemon Masamori, he is known as an expert of fine line engraving and flat inlay. https://www.jauce.com/auction/512859713 https://www.jauce.com/auction/p833731620 reference sample 鴨河原図鐔 細野惣左衛門政守 https://blog.goo.ne.jp/tsuba_001/e/c3c35dc69973f922934e4fde9d0fde32 Although it is a modern mass-produced product, it sells at a high monthly price of 470 to 570 USD. It is a breadwinner. https://www.jauce.com/auction/j705133324 https://www.jauce.com/auction/w448836534 https://www.jauce.com/auction/q414528942 In another flea market, it was clearly marked as a replica of the showa era and sold. The body and semegane are integrated, as is often the case with castings. https://www.jauce.com/auction/u417797616 The laminated pattern cannot be seen in the images on the back and sides. https://www.jauce.com/auction/o454698954 Kozuka on the left has collected a lot of bids for hidden reasons. Seeing that, a similar product appears. https://www.jauce.com/auction/u417754864 https://www.jauce.com/auction/d507241102 The gold color of the clothes may have the paint sticking out or left unpainted. https://www.jauce.com/auction/g492998792 The Toryusai school "kuchi beni" is made by fitting and shaping and decorating. It simply poured melted copper. https://www.jauce.com/auction/f491592791 reference sample https://blog.goo.ne.jp/tsuba_001/e/c1dc3d5119deb1e974eab5d250fafdfe Crushing around nakago-hitu with chisel is a characteristic of the middle Muromachi period. However, the drills and file marks that open the slogan are modern. https://www.jauce.com/auction/f493714066 Is my search inadequate? The metalworker Goto-norisuke is not on the list I can read. This kind of cursive style is rare for Junjo's signature. https://www.jauce.com/auction/q419799490 It was revealed that the failure of the casting process was a casting work. It is also characteristic that the edge of seppa-dai is slightly raised. https://www.jauce.com/auction/q425350830
  24. Actually, I was more interested in menuki than in fuchi. Menuki was blocked by tuka-ito, and I couldn't see the back side with important information, so I was silent. At least it's patina, so it looks to me that it's probably made of an alloy that contains copper rather than gold. However, your ture-shishi looks much better than a cast mass-produced product. The image is one of the menuki converted into a cigarette pouch, and the gold was sold for $ 385 with unknown grade. The buyer was convinced that this was Goto. If that conviction is correct, it's worth it. The length of the mane, the distance between the legs, the expression of wrinkles on the eyebrows, the appearance of the eyeballs, the pattern of the body, etc. are all the points to distinguish the goto clan. I'm sorry it seems unfriendly. I don't seem to be useful, so compare for yourself. https://www.jauce.com/auction/o453266515
  25. Dale. Recently, I often see such a bundle sale. Japanese collectors are aging or passed away and their collections are being disposed of. For the person who collected it, "mountain of treasures", but actually ... That makes you feel uncertainty.
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