Spartancrest Posted February 26, 2022 Report Posted February 26, 2022 I was tossing up [no pun intended] posting this on "What is represented on this tsuba??" or "Well that's different..." or even "Monkeying Around" - the thought of putting it in "Looking for crab sukashi tsuba pictures" never entered my head. But I will stick with 'artwork' https://www.jauce.com/auction/c1039646759 It is not a genre that my wife would let me hang on the wall! I don't know what all the Kanji means on the first one [both sides] , maybe an instruction manual? Maybe "Shudder at Shunga" would have worked better? [I will not be offended if this post gets pulled (once again no pun intended)] 1 1 Quote
GRC Posted February 27, 2022 Report Posted February 27, 2022 That first one has script from a Japanese author whose works were published in the late 1920s and early 30s, but were banned/censored during a period of censorship leading up to WW II. I used a photo translation tool (which is far from perfect) to identify some of the text and the key references seem to be: -The battle of Chausuyama -Chief General Sane Asada Motokyou -Shimomunekari, who made a large spear tip wall -the place where Akari Handa sits In reading more about this period of censorship, I found out that they mostly banned writings with certain political ideologies, criticisms of certain foreign nationals, as well as references to assorted "debauchery" and red-light districts. The works also had to hit a certain threshold of "offending passages" in order to qualify. I think it's really interesting that someone would purposely etch these specific passages from a banned author, onto the tsuba of a sword, presumably in the 1930s... I have so many questions... 2 Quote
GRC Posted February 27, 2022 Report Posted February 27, 2022 oh lol, I didn't even see the theme on the second one! 1 Quote
Bazza Posted February 27, 2022 Report Posted February 27, 2022 Like it or lump it - it is all a genuine art genre. Just ask the Japanese!!! BaZZa. 1 Quote
GRC Posted February 27, 2022 Report Posted February 27, 2022 I hope the list of translated terms I put up aren't all euphemisms for some raunchy acts I think I figured out what the "diagram" and the outline around the nakago-ana on the first one are Definitely still qualifies as art Bazza. But certainly appealing to a very specific group of art admirers 1 Quote
roger dundas Posted February 27, 2022 Report Posted February 27, 2022 Blokes that go about wearing trenchcoats (plus plenty of others of course). Nothing wrong with a sneaky peep now and then. All 'grist for the mill'. Roger j 2 Quote
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