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Hi guys.

 

This tsuba was recently on ebay - http://www.ebay.com/itm/330776921858?ss ... 1423.l2648

 

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To me, it looks like Ko-kinko work but the seller states it is only 170 years old.

Is it an utsushi of ko-kinko?

 

The shape, style and the rivets on the seppa-dai make me think ko-kinko but then the patina colour doesn't seem overly deep or old and the overall quality seems a little lacking(shallow carving, sloppy seppa-dai) to be good ko-kinko.

 

Thoughts?

I didn't buy it, just curious.

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I remember the topic and the similarity of the tsuba you linked to but, along with the missing squirrel, 'mine' also lacks patina depth and the carving doesn't seem as crisp.

Which is why I ask if is utsushi work based on your tsuba.

If it is ko-kinko, it sold cheaply.

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