YOJIMBO Posted December 8, 2021 Report Posted December 8, 2021 https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/a-Japanese-silver-tsuba-possibly-early-edo-period-3834add83f Quote
Spartancrest Posted December 8, 2021 Report Posted December 8, 2021 Joke? It is as Japanese as Winston Churchill. Silver = misspelled Solder 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted December 8, 2021 Report Posted December 8, 2021 Simon, this one is probably a tourist item cast from German silver (= nickel silver), so 'silver' could be partially correct..... 1 Quote
YOJIMBO Posted December 8, 2021 Author Report Posted December 8, 2021 i wrote them, it is casting s**t , not silver, not edo, NO ANSWER Thomas Del Mar Ltd, London, United Kingdom= BIG s**t 2 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted December 8, 2021 Report Posted December 8, 2021 Good for you Simon! Too many auction houses getting profits from fakes. 1 Quote
GRC Posted December 8, 2021 Report Posted December 8, 2021 "early Edo" wow... more like late 1900s, early 2000s maybe 1 Quote
mas4t0 Posted December 8, 2021 Report Posted December 8, 2021 I'm surprised they thought it was worth photographing and listing. The figures somewhat remind me of Japanese Keshi figurines, but with a lot less detail and much less visually interesting. 2 Quote
raaay Posted December 9, 2021 Report Posted December 9, 2021 very surprised, That the tsuba in question would be in any of there sales , especially when they a have a very experienced consultant ? Quote
Spartancrest Posted December 9, 2021 Report Posted December 9, 2021 Maybe the consultant needs to get new glasses? Like the guy who made it? 3 Quote
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