Puppy-fittings!

[Viper6924]

Hi guys!

 

Have a matching set that, if possible, I would like to know a bit more about. It´s not signed. I guess pinpointing a maker is hard but I would settle

with the school. It´s fitted on a sword from 1784 so I guess it would be made around that time.

Puppy playing with a string. Damn cute...

 

Thanks!

 

Jan

[Kurikata]

Please look at:

 

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15743&hilit=abalone+rope

 

In addition 2 tsubas of my collection.

[Viper6924]

Thanks Bruno for sharing your tsubas and pushing me in the right direction. So this is actually quite a well known motif.

Still little lost on the meaning. From the other thread I got a suggestion of "continue the family line"

Well, sounds like something a samurai could have been wearing on his sword. Any other suggestions? And the school?

 

Thansk again, Bruno!

 

Jan

[Rich S]

Nice set and some nice tsuba. I have a Mito daisho tsuba

of sleeping puppies that I got back in '04 as a sentimental set when my dog

Po died. Not a high grade set, but one I love and will always keep.

I think most all cultures like puppies. Samurai would certainly

have the class breeding to like them after all several fine

breeds were developed in Japan.

 

Rich

[watsonmil]

Dear Jan,

Here's another set from one of my swords, ... similar to Richard Stein's.

 

... Ron Watson

[Viper6924]

Who let the dogs out... :D

I just love these puppys.

Very nice fittings, guys. They are simple yet elegant.

Perhaps the breed is Shiba. The imperial dog of Japan.

Again, this theme seems fairly common. Especially amongst

tsubas. Not been able to find any references to a school

in my limited collection of tosogu-books.

 

Jan

[Marius]

Jan,

 

I hate to say that, as it makes me sound like an smart-a...(hole), but...

 

The plural of tsuba is... tsuba. Not tsubas, please

 

Nice f/k menuki that you have shown here :-)

[Viper6924]

Still suffering from the beer and sake from

last night, I guess

And thanks for your "thumbs up" on the puppys, Mariusz.

Anything you can add towards a school?

 

Jan

[Marius]

Nanako is so good that I'd go with waki-Goto. But Edo kodogu is really not my cup of tea, so knowledgeable people here should give you a more educted opinion.

[Stephen]

Id post a nice set of puppies but it would get taken down , been monkeying around enough ol sliverback I am.

[bone]

Your mind is going from that tableware you're handling. :lol:

[Marius]

Id post a nice set of puppies but it would get taken down , been monkeying around enough ol sliverback I am.

 

 

On a more serious note - waki Goto?

[nagamaki - Franco]

On a more serious note - waki Goto?

 

Napkin holders to go with Stephen's kozuka.

 

Kidding aside :lol: , imo quality is not quite there for waki Goto, more along the line of Kyoto kinko work.

 

I might even take back my tableware words on Stephen's piece seeing the backside, but, sorry, not quality wise.

 

An example of a Ko Goto Kogai with same motif ..... http://kodogunosekai.com/2007/12/

[Stephen]

Franco I assure you, you don't want to see my backside even if you deserve it.

[Viper6924]

This thread is turning out to be a veritable zoo of different creatures... :D :D :D

 

Thanks Franco for your comments and picture of the Ko Goto Kogai. I´m in no position to argue with you opinion

 

Would love to see some example of the Kyoto kinko work for comparison. Was not able to find any good example on my quick web-search.

 

I also thought the nanako was of fairly good quality. Thats why I was interesting in finding out more.

 

Very interesting to learn about the branch-families to the main Goto line (waki-goto). Must study more about this wonderful world of tosogu.

 

Jan

[nagamaki - Franco]

Example of Kyo Kinko work (used to own this set a long time ago), the nanako/shakudo are good quality and the uttori is excellent

 

http://www.nihonto.us/index.html

[Viper6924]

Thats a good looking crab-set, Franco. To a pair of untrained eyes like mine, I´m, having a hard time (judging from the pictures alone) to differentiate

between high class Kyo-kinko and Waki-goto.

As you said Franco, the uttori on these crabs are fantastic. Thick and well executed.

Hmm, don´t know if these pictures helped me or not... :lol:

 

Jan