cluckdaddy76

I have several examples of tsuba with stacked sekigane in my collection and I always consider this a good thing as these tsuba are of a good enough quality where they have been taken care of and fitted for a blade more than once.

I am not a military collector but do have one WWII blade in shirasaya with the koshirae separate. I do have one of the openwork style tsuba with mine, I will say the one in this pic does not exactly look like the one I have. I would need better pics of just the tsuba alone to comment more as pics can be tough to judge from alone. This post may be better answered in the military section, there are many knowledgeable collectors who will give you excellent information. Jason

I have a piece with a similar wavy shape around seppa dai, but not the hitsu anas. One person mentioned to me mine was possibly Nanban with a bit of Hizen influence if that makes sense… Jason

I know it is not round, but I have been told by a couple people this is a take on a Satsuma kamon tsuba. There is also work with some gold on the rim, but some is faded. Jason

I have a tsuba that I have been curious about as the original collector not only had a cedar storage box made, but that also fits inside another larger box. It has a silver Hosokawa mon on one side and a silver Ashigaga mon on the other. It also has a horizontal three kanji mei. Jason

I am a tosogu collector and I will echo Brian. You posted many menuki and without a pic of the back, I can concur you will have a hard time selling. It also raises another flag as to why this cannot be done. I would not bother updating all these posts, not trying to be rude, but most will not appeal to the majority of collectors here. Without Kiri boxes for storage and the pics of the back, these are a tough sell even at the prices offered. Jason

I found the tariff code I used; it is in the antique section Chapter 97. Code is 970610 and the website states this code if accepted it does not have a tariff applied. My description was antique metalwork. Not sure that swords fall under this as I have heard most have paid a tariff. I have a fuchi/kashira set coming soon, I will update again either way once received. Jason

Curran, I have also had my eye on a fuchi/kashira set that I am going to pull the trigger on too. I will write down what tariff code I used and post it once I make this happen. Not sure it would apply to swords, but I am thrilled it worked for this tsuba. Jason

I also say catalog it as it does mean something to you. The rest of what I was going to say Sam said first. Jason

I finally decided to make a purchase since tariffs have gone crazy in the US. I have some great news at least when shipping with DHL. They let me assign my own tariff code which they supply the link to when filling out the form. I selected "antique metalwork" as this seemed the most appropriate. You then are also asked for a brief description to go along with the code to which I wrote "antique metal fittings". This cleared customs without any issue and was delivered to my house today. This piece was also valued at more than $800 so it did not slip through that way even though I believe that has changed too and all items are tariffed no matter the cost. Just thought some members may be interested in this update. Has anyone else had this experience or have the opposite experience? Jason

I believe the carving on the plate is supposed to be rain, anyone else have a different thought?

I agree completely, even though they are beautiful works of art, I tend to prefer iron. Especially very late Edo and Meiji pieces do not appeal to me very much. I do have a handful of soft metal tsuba , but I believe most of mine are older than late Edo. Here is one that has been set carefully at least twice, not sure that this museum grade as posted in the topic, but I also feel it is not too flashy either. Jason