rkg Posted December 16, 2018 Report Posted December 16, 2018 Hi, Its closet cleaning time again. In case you missed it, here’s a youtube video showing what I’ve got (left) that I’d to get cleared out this year:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4nHNHGLvh0&t=5s And actually several of these are already spoken for… (as an aside, I’d appreciate comments on what you think of the “cut” style in this video (and yeah, I know a couple aren’t lined up right :-/) – I’m trying to figure out if I like it more than the style I was using) But I digress. Here are the items that are still available. All prices don’t include shipping, which will be at actual cost to wherever you are. If you like a piece and think the price is out of line, feel free to make an offer - maybe we can work something out... I've included a large number of images of each piece. Please look at all the images of any piece you are interested in very carefully and contact me with any questions. Tsuba 1: Ginko drawer pull tsuba $195 Now $145 I posted this one quite a while ago, so let's try it again... This piece measures 70.1mm(H) X64.1mm (W) X5.6mm (T, max) Since this isn't what I normally collect, I ended up showing it to Haynes as well. He said this was the work of one of the northern Shoami groups, and that it was a pretty early example of this pattern (early edo or maybe even earlier), but I don't know - I'd just call it Edo period to be conservative... An interesting kantei point (more visible in the VR sets/in hand - the lighting in the front on images accentuates the cross hatching) is that the maker made some effort to close up the areas of crosshatching where the nunome wasn't - this is something the shoami guys often do. I like the 3-dimensionality of how the ginko leaves are done. Full resolution images: http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/ginko_pull/ginko_pull_front.jpg http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/ginko_pull/ginko_pull_back.jpg http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/ginko_pull/ginko_pull_front_scale.jpg VR image sets: http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/ginko_pull/ginko_pull_front/ginko_pull_front.html http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2017_11/ginko_pull/ginko_pull_back/ginko_pull_back.html Tsuba 2: broken fan theme tsuba. $95 This piece measures: 75.9mm(H) X 75/4mm(W) X 3.94mm(T, seppa area), 4.32mm (T, max) Before I talk about this, here are the full resolution images of the piece as well as some 360 image sets Full resolution images: http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2018_12/shoami_shigenobu_fan/shoami_shigenobu_fan_front.jpg http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2018_12/shoami_shigenobu_fan/shoami_shigenobu_back.jpg http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2018_12/shoami_shigenobu_fan/shoami_shigenobu_fan_scale.jpg VR image sets: http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2018_12/shoami_shigenobu_fan/shoami_shigenobu_group_front/shoami_shigenobu_group_front.html http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2018_12/shoami_shigenobu_fan/shoami_shigenobu_group_back/shoami_shigenobu_group_back.html First off, in addition to the traces of gold nunome that can be seen, that is not silver nunome on the piece. These are actually areas where the nunome base has been rubbed and the light makes it look slivery - look at the VR image sets – the patina is still there, but the piece been rubbed a lot so patina is pretty thin on those high points. The original seller claimed this was a ko-shoami tsuba, which I do not believe is correct. There are a couple of possibilities. It was Haynes’s opinion that this was done by somebody associated with the Shoami Shigenobu group, as this was a common theme for them/decoration technique attributed to them. Another possibility is one suggested by Bruce K., that a great number of pieces that are etched like this that aren’t hoan that are currently attributed to a number of artisans and groups were actually done by one group that specialized in etching like this. I’ve talked about this piece before: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1640479786007363&id=266005023454853&__xts__[0]=68.ARDhD1umBjqxu8bO68oTSPzokY_LPVKRNFp9IFPPDWR_LENkkg_e5RibyV0wDbUEuATeSqA_McFmNVe_-7NVo1Z59bOC931q5Xqp_kGqkMsKZFUOIdhi2gT6w5Zw8jGJsipPJfg1UC-_jxXoI1R2sMmBsnMpZ_ccGCLE23tcxMCwt0RhmxBVvqQWXJm4nrmnWlGT-Lt7Rs3dg6oESYwaHA4tiR5pbq2Cf-t-gUJ3Ag4GUmi1MNPoMeoP_MpGyU4Mq5sviFgIp6yD4Rw5akH6Lye-V04-tJW93pfH3EoTlTMqffhCe_BaE4Z3TR_370oWF_kDqjvFjEaqvZuojYaepwQh6z_1NchabA&__tn__=-R http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/24620-ko-shoami-tsuba/?fbclid=IwAR30cf9c9ofWMDrKLb4H5LRrDWXDyQMrt0-i9NgjNtV1Ot2bxmgw21doLFI and last (but certainly not least).... Tsuba 3 Tachishi $795 This piece measures: 74.3mm(H) X 67.1mm(W) X 2.79mm(T, seppa area), 6.86mm (T, max, mimi) This piece is made from brass and I believe the kozuka hitsu is ato bori, and based on the shape I’m guessing it was added in the momyama period. I believe the piece was actually cut from a single piece of brass, though the interface between the web and mimi is so good that I had to look at it for a looong time to figure that out. THis piece has some serious age to it, and I believe it dates from sometime in the muromachi period. The piece has remnants of lacquer on the surface. Haynes concurred with the dating on this piece. (and as an aside, When I was in Japan recently around the time of the DTI, a number of collectors were buzzing about a recently published paper from Kyoto university supposedly presenting evidence that the Japanese were cooking up their own brass far earlier than was previously thought - I haven't had time to track down a copy of the paper yet, but...). The piece comes with the box shown. Full resolution images: http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2018_12/tachishi/tachishi_front.jpg http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2018_12/tachishi/tachishi_back.jpg http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2018_12/tachishi/tachishi_scale.jpg http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2018_12/tachishi/IMG_0019.jpg http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2018_12/tachishi/IMG_0021.jpg VR image sets (shot today, FWIW): http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2018_12/tachishi/brass_tachishi_front/brass_tachishi_front.html http://www.rkgphotos.com/sale_stuff/sale_stuff_2018_12/tachishi/brass_tachishi_back/brass_tachishi_back.html 1 Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted December 17, 2018 Report Posted December 17, 2018 Nice work, as always, Richard. Quote
rkg Posted December 17, 2018 Author Report Posted December 17, 2018 Nice work, as always, Richard. Thanks Ken! Best, rkg (Richard George) Quote
rkg Posted December 18, 2018 Author Report Posted December 18, 2018 Tsuba 1 and 2 are now on hold Best, rkg (Richard George) Quote
rkg Posted December 18, 2018 Author Report Posted December 18, 2018 And... Tsuba 3 is now on hold as well. Thanks to all who looked. Best, rkg (Richard George) Quote
rkg Posted January 8, 2019 Author Report Posted January 8, 2019 All tsuba sold - admin, you can move this to the sold section if you want. Best, rkg (Richard George) 1 Quote
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