PietroParis Posted March 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 One more with Noshi design, signed Namitoshi (from eBay): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted March 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 A mumei tsuba from eBay, very similar to one signed Tatsunao shown in the previous page (see link). If I'm not mistaken, the NBTHK paper classifies it as 武州 Bushu: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted April 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 Priced an arm and a leg on eBay, an unusual tsuba with rice bale design signed Tatsutoshi: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted April 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 This tsuba signed Namitoshi is currently being offered by three (!) different sellers on eBay, it must be a re-sale from Yahoo Japan. Relatively cheap but, alas, in terrible condition: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted April 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 A nice Tatsutoshi just showed up in another NMB thread: https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/35568-museum-book-mei-translations/?do=findComment&comment=367781 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis dude Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 Coincidentally i just found this, although i didn't really look at the signature and compare how it looks to other mei. https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n506844828 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted April 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 8 hours ago, Mantis dude said: Coincidentally i just found this, although i didn't really look at the signature and compare how it looks to other mei. https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n506844828 Thanks! Better save the picture before it disappears: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted May 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 Three Namitoshi on Yahoo Japan: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted May 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 Tatsunao on Yahoo Japan: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted July 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 Tasutoshi tsuba as part of a rather dilapidated package on Yahoo Japan: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted July 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 That badly scratched Namitoshi shown a few posts above is on sale again, with a new set of dark pictures trying to conceal the condition (left: old pic; right: new pic) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRC Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 Is Efu a province or a family name? I've seen a few "Efu" tsuba online and was wondering what/who it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted July 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 Efu (also read Kofu) means Edo. See e.g. this thread: https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/18066-tsuba-translation/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRC Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted July 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Noshi-themed tsuba signed Namitoshi. It just sold quite cheap on Catawiki, but it looks in bad condition and possibly depatinated: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted September 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 Namitoshi on Facebook by a fellow NMB member: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 Joint work by Tatsutoshi (father) and Tatsunao (son) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted November 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 Namitoshi on Yahoo Japan, with rust issues: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Singer Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 For anyone interested, this individual is selling a Tatsutoshi on a Facebook group I manage for $150. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542406446018557/user/738999881 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted December 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 From Yahoo! Japan, a tanto-sized tsuba signed Tatsutoshi: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfson Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 That page from Markus' book indicates that Akao and Ito are similar lineages, which resolves my earlier questions. I like the work a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnTo Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 Hi Guys, I've been out of action for a while and missed this post. But here is one of mine, a tsuba signed Efu ju Namitoshi. Signature looks with the ones shown above and design of bamboo seems to have been a favourite of Namitoshi. This tsuba came from the Peter Newall collection an antique dealer and artist whose collection lay undisturbed in a loft for 30 years after his death (luckily it was not damp)., Best regards, John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted January 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 Tatsunao on Yahoo Japan: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geraint Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Just one more to share, the noshi theme in another version by Masatoshi. Noysure where he fits into the lineage. All the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 4 hours ago, Geraint said: Noysure where he fits into the lineage. Indeed, he is not in Markus Sesko's genealogy but the theme and the "toshi" suggest some relation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted March 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 Another tsuba on eBay whose style looks familiar even if the signature 宜壽 Yoshitoshi is not in Markus Sesko's lineage for the Akao & Ito school: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted June 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 Tatsutoshi on Yahoo Japan, with rust issues: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted July 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 One more from Yahoo! Japan. The seppa dai is heavily corroded, but the Hozon certificate attributes it to Tatsutoshi: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob M. Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 Added to thread as requested... Regards 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PietroParis Posted August 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 Tatsunao on eBay, this must really have been his best-selling model... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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