Rare and Interesting Looking Tsuba

[ancientnoob]

I found this interesting looking tsuba on the 'bay. The seller says its a rare edo piece. I have been looking at lots of tsuba and none quite look like this. I am interested in purchasing this. I am really attracted to the style. What do you guys think?

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261495554597?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

[Thierry BERNARD]

personally i think it's only tsuba with a broken rim! nothing very interesting

[ancientnoob]

personally i think it's only tsuba with a broken rim! nothing very interesting

 

Quite Interesting. I had not considered that.

I suppose I will pass on this. Thanks.

[Ford Hallam]

hmmm...

 

I see no reason to think there's a missing rim. This is in fact quite unusual but not unique. I've seen similar rimless pieces from the Kinai group. A legitimate, if unusual, mid to late Edo tsuba. Fair workmanship.

[Thierry BERNARD]

I suppose I will pass on this. Thanks.

 

good idea! save your money, $230.00 for a broken tsuba it's a little expensive!

[Brian]

I'm with Ford, not broken or altered. Not stunning either.

About what it's worth, but interesting none the less.

 

Brian

[Thierry BERNARD]

most of the time I am with Ford but not on this one! sorry but this tsuba is an aesthetic non sens!

and it's my final answer!!

[Soshin]

I am interested in purchasing this. I am really attracted to the style. What do you guys think?

 

Hi Nathan M.,

 

My honest opinion is that you should keep saving your money. The tsuba in question while I agree with Ford is not broken is in my view boring and uninteresting. I have purchased from the seller before on eBay without any problem and some of this NBTHK papered items can be fairly good. Here is a link to the first NBTHK Hozon papered tsuba I ever purchased and it came from this seller on eBay: http://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/tsuba-%26-kodogu/m118-iron-sukashi-tsuba-paper. I still really like this tsuba and its wonderful rim.