Tsuba collecting

[Bugyotsuji]

Over the last week I have been attempting to recatalog my small assortment of kozuka, menuki, and tsuba on this side of the planet. It's confusing because I have a different set of numbers at either end, and when I carry some backwards or forwards the numbers can clash, needing renumbering. There were a couple of tsuba I do not remember buying, and for some reason left no record of how much I paid. Aaarrrgghhh...

 

While doing so though, I rediscovered several that I had forgotten, or was thinking that I had swapped out or sold. It was a joy to see them again, and to consider that years ago I had appreciated them enough to have chosen them back then. Some of them I would never sell, I realized, as they speak to me personally and it is not a question of market value. It was a delight to hold them in hand and to find new aspects or details to appreciate.

 

Why collect these things, people ask? Well, one answer could be that as my Alzheimer symptoms progress, I will soon be able to experience the joys of rediscovery as often as there are weeks in the year or days in the week! 

 

"A thing of beauty is a joy forever." Endymion, John Keats.

[Spartancrest]

3 hours ago, Bugyotsuji said:

"A thing of beauty is a joy forever." Endymion, John Keats.

But UGLY goes clear to the bone! -  Dorothy Parker    

Edited yesterday at 09:03 AM by Spartancrest

[Bugyotsuji]

Hmmm… let’s see what we’ve got here…

 

 

Nope, I reckon you could win this, Dale!

[Jesta]

20 hours ago, Bugyotsuji said:

Some of them I would never sell, I realized, as they speak to me personally and it is not a question of market value. It was a delight to hold them in hand and to find new aspects or details to appreciate.

 

Why collect these things, people ask? Well, one answer could be that as my Alzheimer symptoms progress, I will soon be able to experience the joys of rediscovery as often as there are weeks in the year or days in the week! 

 

"A thing of beauty is a joy forever." Endymion, John Keats.

I love this sentiment. I collect because I love the aesthetics of the tsuba, and I pick pieces that I want to look at every day. I never get tired of them, and I aspire to have so many that I too will be able to rediscover them when I go digging into my cabinets. 

 

[Spartancrest]

20 hours ago, Bugyotsuji said:

Hmmm… let’s see what we’ve got here…

I do like the quality of the display fabric, very Wabi-sabi or 汚れた雑巾 Kegareta zōkin? 

 

[Bugyotsuji]

Ah, you spotted that! (I'm not just a pretty, er, handsome face)