Yasaka Azuma

Hi Barrie. I want to know the specifics, not the general ones. How do you identify Bruno's kinko-tsuba?

Is another metal inlaid at the part of the image? Or is the base metal exposed?

Did this not pass? This is just my humble opinion, but I think it took a long time to wait because I measured the take an X-ray and C14 dating. It can be made with a very small amount of sample that can hardly be understood. It depends on how you look at it. If it turned out to belong to ancient times, it might not have been returned.

In the past, ancient dagger that had been handed down to ordinary Japanese houses have appeared. The name was "三寅剣 san-in-ken" engraved on the blade. "A gold and silver inlaid sword handed down to the Hatakeyama family of Matsubara Suwa Shrine priests. Blade length 25.4 cm Weight 151.72 g. The inlaid pattern is the four heavenly kings of the Buddha world (多聞天 Tamonten, 持国天 Jikokuten, and 広目天 Komokuten and 増長天 Zochoten), constellations such as the Big Dipper, and the nine-character Mantra. The name of the sword is inlaid in silver on the ridge." 三寅剣 - 信州の文化財 - 財団法人 八十二文化財団 (82bunka.or.jp) I believe that ancient swords are enshrined in old Japanese shrines as the object of worship in a Shinto shrine. It is a sacred thing, so even a priest cannot usually see it.

Such a tiger is also swarm with. I want to expose Tiger's true identity someday.

It is scribbled on seppadai as "itakana or itanuna". In Japanese dialect, it is a thief who steals money at a bathhouse dressing room. https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e482832265

It is difficult to distinguish akasaka-tadatoki (8 generations). Some have a unique tagane and some do not, and some are influenced by Higo and cannot be distinguished. It is one of the items that is difficult to judge the image because the side observation is the decisive factor when the jigane is glossy or watermarked. I have decided that the online sale in the image below is a no good.

I also dared to make a successful bid for them, and as a result I licked bittern. It's like that! https://twitter.com/yakozen777/status/1157452871761190912

Not surprisingly, as most buyers know, it's not a "fully disinfected" market. There are some products whose authenticity cannot be judged from the image. I do not deny the decision to buy it and check it with the real thing, depending on the auction price.

Collecting Japanese sword fittings is fun, but this is where things are currently. The name of the thread I titled Merry friends is paradoxical, as you can see from the previous content.

Oh, I didn't know that ... "Jigoku Dayu (hell-prostitute)" is a story set in the Muromachi period. After Gyosai Cawanabe (1831-1889) drew it on Ukiyo-e, Jigoku-Tayu's motif became popular for some reason. Since the samurai era was already over, it was exported as souvenir, and this kind may remain more in foreign countries.

For Nov. The staple products. https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h511806030 https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h493681754 https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/v757678266 https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c863348652 https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/v740702277 https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k511096111 https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u377474103 From the end of the Edo period to the Meiji and Taisho eras, many painters painted "Jigoku Dayu". But there is no craftsman on Encyclopedia called "Jhomei-ken Suzuki-maromitsu". https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/515007587 The twelve zodiac signs are universal symbols that represent the time, direction, moon, season, etc. that began in ancient China. It is suspicious why the north, south, east and west of the Kyo sukashi tsuba on the right side match, and the Akasaka tsuba on the left side is turned inside out. https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f467674175 https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g235317763 The point inlay is in the same position on the obverse and reverse. It is certain that the brass pillar that penetrate on both sides will never fall off. https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/s781874053 It is explained that it is the signature of "打越弘寿 Uchikoshi Hironaga" of Mito Kinko School. However, the character "弘" cannot be read correctly, it is write "為". https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r442000800

If you stay in Japan, you probably have experienced Japanese euphemisms. To tell you the truth, these are clones made from the same mold. It has been known to Japanese collectors for a long time, and some are actually made at the Soten-workshop. As a matter of fact, I knows very little of the truth of the age.

Tsuba in a style common to Soten. For the time being, I recommend that you do not touch it with your bare hands. Reliable pro shops usually display the material of the work, and if you ask a question, they will teach you how to care. It's surprising to mistakenly show the buyer the signature of the work.

If it's neither Bizen nor Fujishima, who is it? Truncation of tangs over three-zun (9.1 cm) is rare.

I agree with Dale. The sixth generation Takahashi-Kinai was named in 1809 and died in 1821. The two Aoi leaf openwork tsuba are said to have been made by him. However, there are so many tsuba with Mei in the 6th generation that Japanese collectors call them "丁稚記内 (apprentice-kinai)" mass-produced by apprentices. They include foundry products and replicas of the new era, but if you follow the rules of kinai, they don't worry about the details.

A clearer image can be found at the link. According to Mr. Wakayama's encyclopedia (P262), if the head family of the yoshioka, then bungo-suke is Shigetugu (1569-1653). http://www.sword-auction.jp/ja/content/af18209-縁頭：吉岡豊後介-fuchi-kashira-yoshioka-bungo-suke

It’s going to be a surprise!

Last week I happened to see the same tsuba auctioned. https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c865354537

Someone may post an image that negates my expectations. I am looking forward to it.

I laughed when I saw this online. Almost as if a joke. https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/g468837250?lang=en&rc=yaucc

ART CLAY & GOLD PASTE ?

The two kinkos look the same. Resale often succeeds or fails with fraudulent bidding. https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n461647339 https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h511410568 There was an merchandise with lessons learned, so I would like to introduce it. The Kogai seller wrote in the item description: "Since each grain of Nanaco of authenticity is driven in, there is a slight deviation, and even if the columns are aligned, the rows are unlikely to be exactly aligned. If you see it in a straight line when viewed from an angle, Nanako is a mass-produced product cast from a mold (both crest and base)." https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/l631095092 https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/v750248387

Curran-san, I found. This is it.　 桐紋図鍔　無銘　後藤徳乗　Kirimon-zu Tsuba [Goto Tokujyo 5th] https://www.tsuruginoya.com/items/f00244.html I can find other works called Tsuba of Goto Tokujyo. I can't say anything about that because I don't have enough knowledge me too. It is generally said that among Japanese kinko enthusiasts, the one signed by the legitimate head of the Goto family with kiwame is exceptional compared to the unsigned work judged by modern appraisers to be Tokujyo. 桐紋図鍔　無銘　後藤徳乗 https://blog.goo.ne.jp/tsuba_001/e/4cba73b60878c2993cbaff2dffb0e702

Gotou Tokujo (1550-1631) signed his work only in "Shojomai-zu mitutokoro". The famous "Battle of Yashima Tsuba" is also identified as Tokujo because of no sign, and is also called the 6th Eijo. Even if it was appraised by the descendants of the Goto family, it is surprising that the tsuba made by Tokujo was on sale. I wanted to see an item that rarely meet too. 屋島合戦図鍔　後藤徳乗　Tokujo-Goto https://blog.goo.ne.jp/tsuba_001/e/fe6d71c9ce5028d08ff2bf96211fa428