Ludolf Richter Posted September 16, 2007 Report Posted September 16, 2007 There is the Nr.748 from the Red Cross Exhibition ("shunshodo Konkwan") at a Swiss auction.Ludolf http://www.galeriekoller.ch/en/asp/full ... &saletype= Quote
Pete Klein Posted September 16, 2007 Report Posted September 16, 2007 Ludolf -- I am wondering if this is gimei? I checked out Wakayama and Kinko Meikan and there are a number of variants to the mei shown along with the kao. Let me know what you think. Peter Quote
docliss Posted September 16, 2007 Report Posted September 16, 2007 Barging rather rudely into Peter's and Ludolf's correspondence regarding the Konkan tsuba, I must add my doubts about it. In my humble opinion, the quality of the work is lacking and both the mei and kao are unconvincing. Without a certificate I would be very reluctant to make a commitment to that one. Regards, John L. Quote
Ludolf Richter Posted September 17, 2007 Author Report Posted September 17, 2007 Congratulation to both of you:You got it! Neither is this the Mei from one of the most prominent Tosogu artists of the 18th century, nor is this the Tsuba fom the Red Cross Exhibition (catalogue plate CXXXVIII),as they claim it, at all! It would be pure speculation that the Tsuba may have been made by a student of the Iwamoto school (like with other schools,esp.the Soten one) or is the work of an unknown faker.Ludolf Quote
Pete Klein Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 Interesting Ludolf. The design / theme is along the same line but the mei is quite different. I hadn't pulled out the Red Cross book until you mentioned it, just checking the mei. Just shows how important it is to do your own research, especially on non-papered items. Quote
Ludolf Richter Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Posted September 22, 2007 I got the following answer from the Swiss auction house "Galerie Koller".By the way it's the first positive answer,when telling an auction house,that their Swords/Tsuba were Gimei!Ludolf Sehr geehrter Herr Richter, vielen Dank für die Informationen. Da werde ich wohl Konsequenzen ziehen müssen. Mit freundlichen Grüssen Regi Preiswerk ________________________________________ G A L E R I E K O L L E R A G Quote
Brian Posted September 22, 2007 Report Posted September 22, 2007 "Many thanks for the information. There I will probably have to .... draw conclusions"?? (withdraw the auction as a result?) Brian Quote
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