nihonto1001 Posted January 4, 2009 Report Posted January 4, 2009 Here is another item I plan to sell in Tampa. I need help with its identity, whether or not it is a decent tsuba...so I can represent it with integrity. Your opinions would be greatly appreciated and respected. Jon Quote
Brian Posted January 6, 2009 Report Posted January 6, 2009 Jon, It's a nice looking tsuba to my eyes. Later added shakudo to the mimi maybe? I would tentatively label it as Heianjo. Take a look at this one for comparison: http://www.antiqueswords.com/bq1397.htm Brian Quote
Mike Posted January 6, 2009 Report Posted January 6, 2009 Yes, Heianjo zogan tsuba. Sometimes the addition of fukurin indicates resizing the tsuba, this is more common on older tduba, which IMHO is not the case in yours. Mike Quote
nihonto1001 Posted January 6, 2009 Author Report Posted January 6, 2009 Thanks for the info! I saw a very large version of this tsuba without the rim. Andy Quirt had it some time ago. I wish I kept better records. This one is wakizashi size. Jon Quote
Mike Posted January 7, 2009 Report Posted January 7, 2009 Hi, I will explain myself better, I am not saying that tsuba hadn't been resized, all I am saying is that I don't think it is an old tsuba (ie not Murumachi or earlier). Mike Quote
docliss Posted January 7, 2009 Report Posted January 7, 2009 I agree - C18 Heianjo-zogan work tending, I suggest, toward Yoshiro-zogan. The shakudo fukurin suggests that the tsuba has, at some time in its life, been resized and this supposition is supported by the uncomfortable proximity of the inlay to the mimi in some areas. John L. Quote
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