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Hi Gents! I'm addressing to all the Gurus on the board! Can anyone tell something specific re the attached tsuba? Besides the evident things like iron, sukashi, two hitsu-ana, udenuki-ana, kin fukurin, otafuku-gata. Does it look like a sunset on a lake, clouds above, water below, setting sun in the middle, or it's just my sick imagination? What is this comma-shaped thing then, Fuji-san outlines above everything? It's my friend's. He is too old to use computers and said he always wanted to learn more about this one. Thanks in advance! Cheers,
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Hi, I wan wandering how rare is a tosogu with a mei in Takahori zogan? I have one in my collection but never encounter a similar mei.... This tsuba is signed Tada Harumitsu (Apparenrly Haynes H000827.0)
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Copycat or mumei 'Natsuo'...? Measures: 6,8 x 6,2 x 0,47 cm I found this in Kanzan Sato's book "The Japanese Sword" (Japanese Arts Library) on page 169:
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My last acquisition, too beautiful to be old?
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Hi I am reducing my tsuba collection and this will be my first attempt at selling at a fair I will be at the Birmingham Arms and Armour Sale at the Birmingham motorcycle museum on the 19th February Would anyone attending who is a NMB member please introduce themselves as it would be nice to put faces to names A snapshot of what I will be taking and I may add a couple of other small fittings
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Hi all, this is my first post on Nihonto message board. I work with mokume gane as a jeweler and have enjoyed a superficial study of Japanese metals over the last few years for some bespoke work for clients so when I found this piece framed in a thrift store I was fairly surprised! I have done a few hrs of research on this piece comparing it to gimei and pieces by teruhide on various websites & forums and i am starting to have a faint glimmer of hope that this is the real deal and not Gimei as the flow and fluidity of the waves and detail is just so perfect to my un-trained eyes! any opinions or thoughts would be much appreciated. there were 2 tsuba in the case and I can post pictures of the other as well but is of very poor workmanship in my humble opinion. almost as if some one tried to copy this tsuba maybe an apprentice? thanks alex
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Good Day All, I recently inherited a tsuba from my wife's family. From my rudimentary research, it looks like it might be a Mino-goto Tsuba. A contact I had here in Canada tells me that it's Edo period and dating around 1860-1880. Can anyone provide some more insight? I would love to know more about it for sentimental reasons of course! Cheers! Stu
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I inherited a sword brought back to the US by my father at the end of WW II. Forum members have helped place the blade in the 1600's. I am curious about the mounting. I assume the large sectioned stalks on the tsuba are bamboo. Not sure what the other plants are, the significance of the brass dots, or what is represented by the cutouts. Same goes for the kashira and fuchi. Any insights would be appreciated. Bruce E https://www.dropbox.com/s/1mnxqwgr748y1d5/tsuba%20front%20side.JPG?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/a79m79z68ywn8os/tsuba%20back%20side.JPG?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/b4t0oicmypk48dz/fuchi.JPG?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/dwnoy7yd02y1g6a/kashira.JPG?dl=0
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Greetings, A recent acquisition, this tsuba was said to be Higo. That fits for me, but does anyone have any literature regarding a Nagatoshi tsubako, from Higo or elsewhere, fitting this style? The location inscription looks like a town name (doesn't match any of the old provinces.) Hawley's list of town names doesn't have a match for this. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance for any guidance, Lee
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Late Tanto Ko Kinko Yamagane Tsuba
dominnimod posted a topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
Just saw this new listing passing by fleabay ,i think is quite neat,but im not much into soft metal tsubas, 4 mid-low tier tsuba 88$ http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Tanto-short-blade-iron-bronze-Tsuba-Japanese-Samurai-1800-Japan-craft/222270541120
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Anybody with thoughts on school/style/age?
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Weight: 113 grams 69mm round 6.1mm thickness at the rim
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Hi ! I got this tembo school tsuba in my collection which passed NBTHK hozon last spring. I didn't manage to read the mei on the tsuba, but apparently the NBTHK could ! On the kanteisho, I just guess that the mei begins with "Yoshu Ju...", but I can't read the following kanjis. Could anyone give a little help about this ? Sylvain
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I was about to close a deal on fleabay but i still havent much confidence. The piece look quite decent imo: -Amida yasuri -silver sekigane -Brass hitsu ume -Maybe tosho? However i have also noticed that a lot of patine is missing and appear to be some flaws,but the rust in the ana's indicate it mustnt be a really modern piece. I would like to hear some other opinions about it before buying it Is this one: http://www.ebay.es/itm/424-Japanese-Antique-TSUBA-of-Sword-Samurai-Edo-Period-Iron-/291845674512?hash=item43f35b9610:g:zZ8AAOSw3mpXIYyW Thanks in advance folks,
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Hello! I recently inherited a tsuba from my grandmother. We think she bought it in Japan in the 60's as she traveled there then. She was an artist and this was one of many things she brought home from her travels around the world (we also inhereited two ukiyo-e). We are very curious about the tsuba, is it genuine? From what time period, what maker etc? We know nothing about it, only that our grandmother wasn't one for tourist shops or souvenirs so were hoping its the real deal... We would also love to display it in some way. Does anyone here have any advice on how to do that in the best way? Sorry for my bad english, I'm from Sweden. Regards, Nicola L.
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]Hi I need some help in identifying what i have bought, i am a new collector, i have posted 8 photos of what i have, could anyone let me know what i have ie maker date ect, i can tell you that they are all made of iron if that helps, i really do hope i have bought right and am starting off my collection in the right way. Kindest regards Kevin
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Hello everyone, I have stumbled into a little collection of five tsuba. Although an avid collector of 17th-19thc western tools, early Canadiana, and a few other things, these are my first tsuba, and it is no understatement to say that I know nothing about them. At the moment I have some books on order from my library about tsuba, however I am hoping some folks here might be able to give me their thoughts on the tsuba I have acquired. My instinct is that they are more resent tourist pieces, and not "genuine" examples made for domestic consumption, however as I said, thoughts from individuals more learned on the subject then myself would be appreciated. They came from an ethnographic collection that belonged to a Dutch gentleman who traveled extensively in the east in the 1940s-50s. All of the items in the gentleman's varied collection were documented on small cue cards with watercolours of the items (I have not included photographs of the cards on account of photo restrictions). At any rate the tsuba, and a couple fuchi that also came with the collection (the latter also not shown) are at least as old as the 50s... One of the tsuba is marked with a small tag that reads "KINAI-KURU 17th IRON". As can be seen in the photographs the central body of this piece appears to be one piece, and the outer band surrounding it, an other. This is confirmed by a slight looseness of the outer band. P.S. If only one side of a tsuba is shown in the photographs it is because there is no signature present on the obverse. -Kemp
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Hi everyone i cannot get even close to reading this.I need help from someone with much more knowledge than me. .thank you so much..sorry i cannot rotate the picture.I will add more tomorrow
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I just bought this tsuba signed Yamakichibei. Having it in hands , it looks like being late Edo. I have lot of questions about it: - Are the rectangular histu ana a kantei point for this school ? - What are the sukashi design (tools ) ? - Does the signature looks legitimate? Thank you in advance on your views.....
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Here is a tsuba I just missed to win at a Yahoo Japan auction. The description in the old NBTHK certificate is still puzzling me: 樋彫鐔 - toi-bori tsuba (gutter-like carving tsuba?). Someone is able to confirm (or amend) my transcription? Thanks for reading. Mauro
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I need help to identify this heavy brass object. It looks like a TSUBA? It weighs 177grams 76mm size - 6mm thick - Rounded and the rim = seppadai. It also has a high relief and could be a lions heads? on the front face. I have exhausted my online ability and think it maybe JINGO1 or around 1750"s but then again it could only be a recent copy. I would love your thoughts on the matter. I have a passion for Chinese Japanese items of antiquity and have now discovered the TSUBA.
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Hi, Could anyone please help me translate this mei ? it is very fainted and it was hard to take a good photo but hoping it is good enough. I was told it migh be Bamen Tsunemasa 馬面 序政 . Could anyone confirm that? And give me some links to read about the maker? And actually wondering if it is even genuine since the mei is barely visible. Thank you, Lukas
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Hi Tosogu experts, I purchased a Tsuba today without knowing nothing.... Metal : iron with a copper insert at one hitsu ana level. Size: 82 mm X 80 mm What is the design of the two large hitsu ana (Baskets?) It looks quite old but is to really beginning of Edo ? What is the reason for the copper insert ? Is it part of the design? All views on this Tsuba are warmly welcome. Thank you
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tsuba Katzuyuki But Some Missing Kanji On Ura Side
Kurikata posted a topic in Translation Assistance
Hi, I just bought this tsuba. Omote side is signed Katzu Yuki if I refer to my books (please confirm). But what about Ura side ? I have deciphered one Kanji as being YU in the middle. But what about the 2 other ones ? __YU__ + Gourd Please, I need some help Thank you Bruno
