drbvac Posted December 29, 2015 Report Posted December 29, 2015 The Tsuba is obviously iron and wonder if Tempo ? It seems to be a half decent scene and I tried to get a picture of the menuki to determine what kind of bird is depicted - could it be a comorant? These are the mounts from that little edo wak I couldnt give away and I am trying to make the pictures better Quote
ROKUJURO Posted December 29, 2015 Report Posted December 29, 2015 The TSUBA with a SANSUI theme does not look like TEMPO in my eyes. It seems to be cast.On the MENUKI I seem to see a duck but might indeed be both cormorants. As the TSUKA-ITO is quite loose, you might push it a little aside to see more of the MENUKI. Quote
drbvac Posted December 29, 2015 Author Report Posted December 29, 2015 Thanks Jean - the tsuba is pitted in spots but can't see a real seam in the nakago-ana but is is not very well carved if in fact it is - the two sides also don't look the same in terms of patina and surface texture. Think the birds necks are too long for ducks Quote
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