Curran Posted May 4 Report Posted May 4 $299 + shipping. No tariff and shipping issues. [Excluding Hong Kong and China] The theme of ducks is rare and usually one referring to a happy marriage or long compatible life. In Korea, wooden ducks are often a wedding gift and often found their place near the hearth of the house. This is a nice blue black iron. Emphasis on blue. The ducks and waves are very well carved, and gold eyes added to the nesting duck. Possibly to establish female from male? I bought a signed Saotome (Iesada) tsuba recently, so I want to let one or two small things go to balance the scales. Here is a nice tsuba that I can easily vouch is a good authentic work with some meaning behind the design. Ask questions and PM if interested. Curran 1 Quote
Curran Posted May 4 Author Report Posted May 4 Mid Edo period. Iron with gold highlights to the eyes. Copper sekigane. Clean, well carved, good condition tsuba. Outside of two main interests, but it has been pleasant to own and display for a while. Quote
Curran Posted May 5 Author Report Posted May 5 20 minutes ago, Mushin said: What's the size, please, Curran? Small yet thick. 6.5cm round and 5.2mm thick. That is more of a Satsuma type portions, but it is a bit more elegant of flair to the waves and ducks. Thus, I think more likely Umetada. Nakago ana is large, made for a thick blade. My gut feeling is that it was probably mounted on a large and long Kanbun Shinto era blade. Quote
Curran Posted May 8 Author Report Posted May 8 No takers? I'm a fan of ducks, but I prefer them Peking style. I'll leave the tsuba up for May 2025. I thought this one was a good affordable grab for somebody, but I know this tariff stuff is causing a lot of confusion. 1 Quote
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