Higo-san Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Dear all I would like to part with a very beautiful little tanto tsuba made from pure shakudo with three butterflies inlayed in shippo. The quality of the work is amazing. Just take a look at the small heads of the butterflies with their nicely shaped eyes and their antennae done in ito sukashi. The size of the head is just two millimeters! On the other side of the tsuba the ito sukashi becomes a karigane. I think that this is a very unique and cool design. The fukurin is decorated with a nice star shaped nanako and gold zogan showing a sayagata pattern. When talking about shippo, Hirata comes to mind immediately. However, I have seen tsuba with shippo inlays attributed to Kinko, Bushu and so on. Therefore, I think it is safe to say that this is a Kinko or maybe Den Hirata tsuba. Age: (early to middle) Edo period Dimensions: 6.3 cm x 5.8 cm x 0.35 cm Asking price: EUR 690.00 plus DHL shipping costs (donation to the NMB will be made) depending on your location and whether you want a fully insured delivery or not Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higo-san Posted June 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Even more pictures: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissakai Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Hi Chris This is the top of kitty Is it possible to have first refusal - I just need a few hours Grev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissakai Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Oops. It should read This is the top of my kitty I have just sold a tsuba - that was helpful Is 690 euro your best price to the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higo-san Posted June 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Hi Grev thank you - EUR 690 is the best price. Shipping to the UK has become expensive recently and would be an additional EUR 26.90. Best Chris PS: Of course, you may have a first refusal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higo-san Posted June 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 SOLD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissakai Posted July 5, 2021 Report Share Posted July 5, 2021 A wonderful tsuba - many thanks Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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