Juyo Catalogs and Kodogu

[Curran]

I long ago sold my Juyo catalogs. Library space has its limits.

I don't remember the early catalogs having had any photos of the Juyo kodogu.

 

Do the current catalogs photography Juyo kodogu?

If so, when did they start?

[Pete Klein]

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They've always had them. Tokubetsu Juyo have very few, at least early on. I've not seen the recent ones.

[christianmalterre]

which do you refer to Curran?

There´s plentiful in TBJ´s and the older Rei.

????(do not see the question here)

 

Christian

[Curran]

Thanks Pete. I've only owned a few of the early ones and didn't remember if they had kodogu in them.

I should have presumed they did. Are they inclusive with photos of all the kodogu that passed Juyo?

 

Christian-

I'm dealing with a large tsuba. In photos, I thought it must be a Modern tsuba. I figured 99% chance it is Modern.

It was sent to me. In person, I cannot tell. With such tsuba, there are usually a number of ways to determine they are Modern. This one is complicated by being mostly covered in well done lacquer. I've been over it with magnification, for 2 days. The more I look, the more I think it is real and in excellent condition.

 

It has an old Kanzan Sato hakogaki from 1967(?). I am still a 'doubting Thomas'.

I don't have any of the Juyo catalogs, but am thinking I need to review them and see if this is a wayward child that got lost from its papers?

My feeling is that if it is real.... it must be photographed and recorded somewhere.

 

It might be, "looking for a needle in a haystack".