Rawa Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 If anyone have tsuba with dancing tanuki here you go matching menuki. 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 I do not see a TANUKI. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_raccoon_dog Quote
Rawa Posted July 26 Author Report Posted July 26 I meant yokai or sth like that. Dunno how to descibe motif of that tsuba. Quote
ROKUJURO Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 It does not look like a TSUBA either. YOKAI is another name for TANUKI. Quote
Curran Posted July 27 Report Posted July 27 35 minutes ago, Rawa said: Do you recognize this tsuba? Ah yes, the famous fake "Dancing Skunk" tsuba that was mass produced and all over the market in the 0s...[2001-2009]. Milt Ong (RIP) really loved to have fun with these. Where'd you find this crapper? They are now increasingly rare.... like those Samurai Sword Letter Openers from the 1950s <-> 1970s. Quote
Curran Posted July 27 Report Posted July 27 The menuki are very odd. Perhaps unique. Early on in my collecting, I took two menuki off a wakizashi. They were of gaijin clothed fellows somewhat drunk / passed out under cherry blossoms and street lamps. At the time, I had no idea they were unique. Sold them on eBay. While they were not high art, I wish I had kept the little unique buggers. Quote
Rawa Posted July 27 Author Report Posted July 27 I saw it on ebay already in 2 resellers stock. It can be tabako clasp? Only one. Quote
Spartancrest Posted July 27 Report Posted July 27 Kitsune? Trickster fox? "Dancing Skunk" thread here: https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/51886-old-classic-the-proud-tanuki-tsuba-aka-dancing-skunk-humor/ 2 Quote
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