Guan Yu Fuchigashira

[Jake6500]

https://www.jauce.com/auction/d1148328335

 

After my recent Guan Yu tsuba acquisition, I had to do it =/

 

My wallet bleeds tears of blood but what do we think?

 

I did some research about the artist and assuming this piece is authentic I think the price was decent, on the cheaper side if anything.

 

 

 

 

 

[Jake6500]

Possible Tsuba by the same artist?

 

https://art.thewalte...warrior-in-the-rain/

 

 

[Spartancrest]

https://www.christie...n/en/lot/lot-5047098

              http://www.ncjsc.org...iya_nagatsune_fk.htm    same artist? not sure.

[Jake6500]

4 minutes ago, Spartancrest said:

https://www.christie...n/en/lot/lot-5047098

              http://www.ncjsc.org...iya_nagatsune_fk.htm    same artist? not sure.

 

I *believe* so. Same with the other tsuba example above.

 

That and the matching theme to my last acquisition a couple days ago prompted me to pull the trigger on this auction even though it put my wallet on life support LOL

[Lewis B]

9 minutes ago, Jake6500 said:

 

I *believe* so. Same with the other tsuba example above.

 

That and the matching theme to my last acquisition a couple days ago prompted me to pull the trigger on this auction even though it put my wallet on life support LOL

What happened to the original finish? Has someone gone at it with a Brillo pad? 

[Jake6500]

28 minutes ago, Lewis B said:

What happened to the original finish? Has someone gone at it with a Brillo pad? 

 

As I just purchased it I have no way of knowing.

 

Clearly it's not quite in pristine condition but if that mei is authentic I think I still got a pretty great bargain.

 

Seems like it might be one of the artists earlier works pre 1770 based on the use of the family name Minamoto?

 

I am pretty hyped about this one!

 

Edit: Upon rethinking this, the inclusion of the title "Echizen Daijo" would indicate a post-1770 work, so 1770-1786.