Hayashi Shigemitsu tsuba $4750

[Curran]

Hozon Hayashi Shigemitsu for $4750

https://irontsuba.com/shop

 

Not Higo, not Hayashi. Direct Hozon to Hayashi Shigemitsu.

Theme is Yoshinogawa [Sakura in the River Nets]. Ex-Ito-san.

 

More pictures to follow. Please contact via email at my site.

Nidai Yamakicihibei, Kanayama, Tokugawa Ono, and my favorite Kyo-Sukashi to follow later.

[lonely panet]

I can only imagine what that sale is going to fund.

 

 

[Curran]

1 hour ago, lonely panet said:

I can only imagine what that sale is going to fund.

 

 

 

Well, I hope to show it in April 2026. 

Consolidating up to Juyo level iron takes sacrifice.

[lonely panet]

Please please please give hints 

[Curran]

21 hours ago, lonely panet said:

Please please please give hints 

Well-  1500s iron, signed.

If that doesn't happen, there is a very short list of other candidates.

If any of them pop up, then one of them. They are rarer than 1500s signed iron. Got to hit them whenever those unicorns appear.

 

Anyway you slice it, a tsuba probably in the low to mid 5 figures.

I'd probably balk at anything costing more than the car I currently drive.

On the flipside, most every tsuba I own was worth more than the car I drove up until April 2025...

[Steve Waszak]

Really appreciate (and try to share) your approach, Curran.  Moving from great to sublime is hard, not only because great pieces are, well, great, but also because it takes so much focus, discipline, and patience.  I believe it is worth it, though.  In my experience, one great piece is worth ten good ones, and one magnificent masterwork is worth ten great pieces.  Quality over quantity, when both cannot be had.  Eagerly looking forward to what you'll acquire, Curran, and really pulling for you. 

 

[Curran]

On 12/6/2025 at 2:31 PM, Steve Waszak said:

Really appreciate (and try to share) your approach, Curran.  Moving from great to sublime is hard, not only because great pieces are, well, great, but also because it takes so much focus, discipline, and patience.  I believe it is worth it, though.  In my experience, one great piece is worth ten good ones, and one magnificent masterwork is worth ten great pieces.  Quality over quantity, when both cannot be had.  Eagerly looking forward to what you'll acquire, Curran, and really pulling for you. 

 

 

Thanks Steve. I didn't see this post until now.

I had my head turned by a Hoan the other day. We'll see if I end up on target in April, or coming back with something else.

 

I have to halt this listing, as the -sho just papered in Japan. Got to get the -sho back, and consider listing as a Dai-sho set.

The Dai- came from Ito-san.  The Sho- came from a pre WW2 collection in Massachussets.

       How do we know they were a Dai-sho.... well, not 100% confirmed, but looks like they are recorded back in the 1800s Kamiyoshi Ehon records of Hayashi tsuba.

 

Off to post the Mega-sized Tokugawa Ono next.