Jump to content

Matsunoki

Gold Tier
  • Posts

    3,482
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    65

Matsunoki last won the day on December 24

Matsunoki had the most liked content!

5 Followers

About Matsunoki

Contact Methods

  • Website URL
    None

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Male
  • Location:
    A small village in East Anglia UK
  • Interests
    The history and arts of Japan. Kabuto. Menpo. Netsuke and fine Meiji works of art. Shooting (clays). The gym. Fresh air and wild places. (I’m shifting from swords to armour)

Profile Fields

  • Name
    Colin H

Recent Profile Visitors

18,352 profile views

Matsunoki's Achievements

Emperor

Emperor (14/14)

  • One Year In
  • Posting Machine Rare
  • Reacting Well
  • Conversation Starter
  • One Month Later

Recent Badges

5.5k

Reputation

  1. Maybe Lewis is referring to the yawning gap that appears to exist below the shikoro to the back and sides where tare and nodawa offer no extra protection? Lewis …..anything else you can tell us? Location, age etc? Looks in near perfect condition
  2. Indeed depending on your local laws. Illegal to sell in UK.
  3. Hi Mal Agree with Piers…..elephant ivory and fairly “modern”. As for function….most likely (imo) a tourist souvenir of modest quality. Is there a small hole going into the mouth in which case could be pendant or a key ring having lost its loop.
  4. Possibly……you ask em? I’ve never had dealings there……🙂…..bit too posh for me…
  5. Is that really the reverse Piers?….seems strange if it isn’t seen…..but I know nothing about this type of netsuke
  6. And…….?🙂
  7. Sometimes, searching and then finding “stuff” like this is far more enjoyable than shelling out big bucks for something that was sitting highly visible in the spotlight. Wish I woz there🙂
  8. Well maybe you have now? Please read what I have said. I have never said that these tsuba were made in Ryukyu. I agree with you that they were not…..but they were made elsewhere using Ryukyu techniques and borrowing Ryukyu subject matter (these geometric Shippo designs) and this tsuba viewed against the other images I show are pretty solid evidence of that (imo) I agree…..it is best to be accurate when discussing such things.
  9. In the light of the images above do you still stand by that statement?
  10. No, most of them refer to Ryukyu lacquer, not “style” OK…compare the tsuba (shown first) to the other images of items described as Ryukyu lacquer. How on Earth can you say there is no match in style? The use of the small geometric inlays is a major characteristic of Ryukyu lacquer and I simply said ………
  11. I’d have bought it. Love these wild looking hirazukuri wakizashi, something rather “lethal and menacing” about them.
×
×
  • Create New...