Fittings from new acquisition

[drbvac]

Knowing less about these items than I know of quantum mechanics I am on this side of the board to seek the assistance of the experts in this area.

 

The tsuba is iron, fairly plain background with a border that seems like it is supposed to appear twisted and the only thing on it which I must admit looks a little incongruous is a Nata or Japanese hatchet/machete that seem to be gold an shibuichi and not a bad rendering if I say so myself. A little odd decoration on an otherwise seemingly plain iron tsuba that makes it probably younger than older. Any thoughts on era or what style or school being copied would be much appreciated. I do feel it was fitted to this blade very recently as the inside of the nakago-ana looks like it was filed to fit !

 

 

The fuchi/kashirae seem to be a village scene but again -thats all i see - no signatures anywhere but it does seem to be well done.

 

 

 

Finally is a small Kogai which I do not recall seeing mounted on a Katana saya all that often ?

 

 

Any comments, opinions of a positive nature gladly accepted - if you happen to not like these objects you can keep that to yourself

[christianmalterre]

Charming!

 

it seems you do like this kind of rather picturesque scenarios!

me do like the pinetree scenario on your´s depicted FK a lot,too!

charmingly done indeed!

(i just wonder if that artist did intend to depict an landscape clouded in dust?/or rather an landscape flooded after an tsunami???(LOL))

 

if you personally do like these landscape scenarios?-please do have an look on following board members page: http://tanto.dk/shop/

Jimi does actually offer various fittings which more or less head into that direction....me bought me the watermill Tsuba some month ago...and it´s quite charming,too...

(would fitt in it´s stylism to the your´s FK here )

 

Cheers!

 

Christian

[drbvac]

Yes the waterwheel is lovely as well - would be at the end of the river in the village on FK

[drbvac]

WOuld the Tsuba possibly be IRON NAGA MARU-GATA TSUBA 19th Century OR possibly Ko-Nara ??

 

[Surfson]

I have a tsuba very much like that one - even including the udenukiana (sp?).

[drbvac]

ANy pictures ""?? Do you have any idea of its attribution

[docliss]

WOuld the Tsuba possibly be IRON NAGA MARU-GATA TSUBA 19th century or possibly Ko-Nara??

Brian,

Iron nagamaru gata it certainly is, to state the obvious. 19th (or late 18th) century it probably is. But Ko-Nara …? This latter group includes the work of the first four Nara masters, their students and co-workers, and is thus dated prior to the end of the 17th century. No way is your tsuba as early as this; neither is the iron nor the work appropriate for this group,

 

With its broad ryō-hitsu, my tentative attribution would be late 18th or early 19th century Aizu Shōami work.

 

Kind regards, John L.

[drbvac]

Thanks John:

 

Much Appreciated and maybe by going over a lot of pictures I will be able to at least tell what the thing is made of

 

 

That said , any then someone says what are the odds-on this on Fleabay

 

 

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-RARE-Japan ... 2eca6a73b0

[docliss]

Thank you Brian for your PM.

 

Quite a surprise to see the very similar tsuba on ebay, although there are very slight variations in the tagane-ato around the nakago-hitsu, and the iron quality is quite different. In view of the large number of Aizu Shōami workers, and their reputation as copyists, the existence of similar tsuba is not surprising. Judging from the quality of the plates, I believe that the ebay tsuba is the earlier one and yours a later copy. I do not accept any possible suggestion that these are cast copies.

 

Kind regards, John L.

[kaigunair]

FYI, Haynes auction catalog #6, lot 57:

TYPICAL MITO SHOAMI WORK DECORATED WTH A TENATA. The rather well formed a hammered plate has the tenata (cutting knife) in high relief, and has a shakudo blade with silver yakiba and gold handle. A pair of menuki identical in style and design to this tenata were offered in Haynes catalogue #1, lot #278 they would go very well with this tsuba. Ca. 1775 Ht 8.3 cm, th 3.5mm(I-312)

 

Seems like there are 3 identical examples of this style documented out there...