Spartancrest Posted July 20 Report Posted July 20 Quick get your wallets out! https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/226875719520 or https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/226875705267 US $329.99 ApproximatelyAU $506.97 Or https://jp.mercari.com/item/m23105341320 USD$ $23.90 Seems a large price difference? Well factor in the shipping cost for in excess of 1.5 kg of iron! What both sites fail to reveal is the size of this "Edo Period Antique" (Age: 1800-1849) - around 30cm or just under a foot in height, the fact that it is a wall hanging "object" is not mentioned and no view of the ura is shown either - and why don't they know which way up a tsuba should be seen? Still they did go to the trouble of removing all the factory applied patina to reveal the "silver" colour! [Oh and that is the strangest "Crane" I have ever seen!] 1 7 Quote
Jesta Posted July 20 Report Posted July 20 Well… they do say that this is “High quality” so that makes the mark-up worthwhile, I am sure. 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted July 21 Author Report Posted July 21 Hello, one here with the 'patina' intact and the right way up! https://www.jauce.com/auction/e1193417263 "Tsuba, ornaments, sword fittings" and nothing to see on the ura 2 Quote
Jesta Posted July 21 Report Posted July 21 At least the Jauce one gives the dimensions… I would imagine that someone will get a hell of a shock when they order a tsuba and get a porthole cover instead… 1 2 Quote
kaze ryu Posted September 4 Report Posted September 4 I like it. I was aware of its size. Now I can only imagine my wife's face when she sees the last tsuba hanging on the front door. If I wanted to remove the red rust, I think I'd need a complete skeleton. 2 2 Quote
Spartancrest Posted September 5 Author Report Posted September 5 16 hours ago, kaze ryu said: I like it. I was aware of its size. Now you need the others in the set! Horses: & Daimyo procession: 280 mm x 252 mm 275mm x 245mm x 7mm Weight 1884g There is another type but it is constructed differently and may be from another company. 2 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted September 5 Report Posted September 5 I would like to see a size fitting blade for that TSUBA! Quote
Spartancrest Posted September 5 Author Report Posted September 5 28 minutes ago, ROKUJURO said: I would like to see a size fitting blade for that TSUBA! Close? The Norimitsu Odachi is a huge sword. It is so large, in fact, that it was said to have been wielded by a giant. It was forged in the 15th century AD, measuring 3.77 meters (12.37 ft.) in length, and weighing as much as 14.5 kg (31.97 lbs.) 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted September 5 Report Posted September 5 Thank you Dale! I made a fast and rough calculation of the sizes, and in case a 300 mm TSUBA was indeed related to the blade length, 240 cm would already be enough (if an 80 mm TSUBA fitted a 650 mm blade).. But drawing/unsheathing such a blade in battle must have been a real hassle! Quote
Spartancrest Posted September 5 Author Report Posted September 5 33 minutes ago, ROKUJURO said: drawing/unsheathing such a blade in battle must have been a real hassle! I think you might need a days head start in any battle. 4 Quote
Spartancrest Posted September 5 Author Report Posted September 5 https://jp.mercari.com/item/m49776336419 One with a handle - Trivet 3 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted September 6 Author Report Posted September 6 Not related to the huge cast "tsuba-like" objects so far in this thread, but surely a joke heaped upon a joke is this "thing" https://www.jauce.com/auction/s1199150878 A recently made fake copy of a "Mass produced reproduction" that has been doing the rounds for at least 15 years [likely much longer than that]! Bonhams sold one back in 2010 for US$976 https://www.bonhams.com/auction/18307/lot/6093/a-nagatsune-tsuba-by-minamoto-nagatsune-edo-period-19th-century/ An earlier fake copy from 2023 of the numerous "replicas" - Huge joke on anyone silly enough to buy any of these, surely a one minute image search will turn up references to this forum and the true nature of these things - could AI be used to protect people from these fakes? Quote
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