Coconuts123 Posted July 27 Report Share Posted July 27 Hello Everyone, New to the art of Japanese Swords/Tsuba and just came into possession of one. New to the forum here so please forgive my ignorance. Curious to know if anyone can help me with the authenticity of this Tsuba? I'm not sure of it's real, because of the many and rather unusual ornaments, bought it from a collector though. Thanks in advance for your reply and I look forward to finding out more about this piece. Kai R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROKUJURO Posted July 27 Report Share Posted July 27 Kai, welcome to the NMB forum! Congratulation to your first purchase of what looks like Japanese art, but what may be a cast copy of a TSUBA. More close-up photos and different angles would help to solidify my guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted July 27 Report Share Posted July 27 It says 二条堀川住 - Nijō Horikawa-jū 顕珠作 - Kenju saku It means Kenju of Nijō Horikawa (a section of the city of Kyōto) made this. It actually looks like it was cast from a mold, rather than hammered and carved. Cast replicas of real tsuba are very common. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vajo Posted July 27 Report Share Posted July 27 Fake. Modern repro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts123 Posted July 28 Author Report Share Posted July 28 Hello Everyone, I'm very grateful for all the fast responds I've got so far. I really appreciate the help. Attached you find a folder with more pictures of the tsuba in diffrent angles. Best regards and have a nice day! Kai R.compressjpeg.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROKUJURO Posted July 28 Report Share Posted July 28 Hi Kai, good photos which confirm what was said above. Tourist souvenir, not a collectable TSUBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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