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From Bob Morrison collection

Video of one of the works:

Auction houses have always sold and will continue to sell fakes. Sometimes it's due to the incompetence of the auction house staff, but often they know exactly what they're doing — they just pretend otherwise.

Yes, it's casting. And of poor quality.

I've seen examples of Ford Hallam's work more than once, and it's amazing. Can anyone show examples of works of the same level from modern masters?

Absolutely everything is copied... When I was looking for information about my Soten tsuba, I found a similar creation)

Noda Masaaki (1784-1821), late edo. I agree, the works come from different schools, but the main theme is common and quite interesting.

And one beautiful piece of work Noda Masaaki. https://art.thewalters.org/object/51.1070/

Cormorant fishing

Could it be seaweed harvesting? Or fishing boat on moonlit…

Yes, it's really interesting. Maybe it's the wreckage of a boat near the shore... It would be nice to find a photo illustration of this scene. Yes, it is. Maybe from the same school, maybe there was a very popular sketch.

I'll add my set. The work isn't difficult, but the patina color palette was too tempting to resist)

A normal medium-quality tsuba. The sekigane also looks fine, and nanako fits neatly against the inlay.

This is indicated in the catalog. The New Year's theme is appropriate. Since there are so many examples of Unno School’s work in this topic, I will add the work of the legend) Unno Shomin

Moritoshi was a follower/student of Yoshimori, which can be seen both in the level of workmanship and the similarity in the mei. Moreover, I took the liberty of doing a light cleaning with isopropyl alcohol to remove dust and light dirt. As a result, all the fine details became visible — details that, in my opinion, would be impossible for a craftsman of a lower level. I'll take new photos and videos a bit later — I think many people will be interested in examining the details.