Help iron menuki period ?

[Christophe]

I recieve today this pair of iron menuki. How can I do to know around wich period they are ?

Is there a book solely dedicated to menuki ?

Thanks for your help.

Christophe

 

PS : sorry for the poor pics

[Jean]

Christophe,

 

As far as I know, menuki are not Nihonto so I move the topic

[Ron STL]

Christophe - Not sure what the reply was about, menuki are not nihonto, but...about books on menuki. I've seen very few books specifically dedicated to menuki. I have one book (Japanese text) by Fukunaga, Sato and another scholar, which deals with the "motif" used on menuki. I refer to it but have found its usefulness limited. Most books have only a section devoted to menuki, such as Dr. Toregoye's Toso Soran. Another two-volume set, the one being titled Tsuba, the other Kodogu, come to mind. I've always been taken by menuki, specifically early menuki, but have always found it difficult to locate much "informative" material on them. Earlier menuki seem to be easier to understand than menuki of specific artists from Edo period.

 

Your iron menuki are rather simple yet unique and I would find it difficult to be "specific" about them. My guess would be later Edo work but not much else can be said, from here. Perhaps someone else can be more specific and then we can all learn something here.

 

Ron STL

[Christophe]

Thanks Ron for your help.

I did not, me too, see any book dedicated to menuki.

I think they are very interesting fitting, almost as tsuba .........and hope that someone really work on this subject.

Christophe