Tiffany tsuba video

[Spartancrest]

 

[Ford Hallam]

If the influence of Japanese art on the West interests you then I could not recommend more highly Siegfried Wichmann's 1981 publication 'Japonisme.'

[Spartancrest]

Can I take a poll on how annoying the narrator's extreme use of the word "tsuba" was used  - it seemed to me tsuba was every second word!  

[Ford Hallam]

Not as annoying as the use of tsuba as decorative wall tiles  Philistine behaviour! 

[kissakai]

I enjoyed the video - Thanks to all the NMB members who find this stuff

 

[Spartancrest]

Getting a little off topic, but here is some startling information on Tiffany's glass tsuba tiles [and others].  At an auction held this year in February, a group of 52 tiles sold at auction for $30,000 USD. This roughly comes out to $577 US each ! [4" square being the largest and the majority having chipped corners or cracks!!] 

 https://www.invaluab...les-52a-c-2454cf3aad

 

A single Mokko design sold for $100 back in 2019 https://www.liveauct...y-studios-glass-tile - so either the unit price went up markedly or buying in bulk has turned out much more expensive. 

 

I wonder what this fireplace and the glass tiles would be worth today!    https://www.sothebys...-and-assorted-jewels

[ROKUJURO]

I am more with the Japanese feeling for harmony and WABI-SABI. Too much 'beauty' is still too much....

[1kinko]

Do wabi-sabi blades have a hamon?

[kissakai]

Yes but only if you can't see the hamon