ROKUJURO Posted June 27 Report Posted June 27 Thank you Mauro! Everyday, you learn something new! Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted June 28 Report Posted June 28 This tsubakō smith is indeed listed for Sado Island but with no clear indication of how to read that last kanji in the name. Alphabetically it appears here to be Yoshiko, although Yoshifuru is a more normal way to read it. -taka and -hisa are also possible readings of 古 within names. It is quite likely that even the author of this book was not sure. 2 Quote
Kiko Posted June 28 Report Posted June 28 Mauro, Piers, thanks! So the catalogue was indeed mistaken—regarding the kanji, not the reading—well spotted! 2 Quote
Hokke Posted July 5 Author Report Posted July 5 So I received this tsuba and although it seems to have been hastily made, there are some elements I still enjoy. As for the coating, its definitely there, and water does bead up and roll right off without leaving any residue @Tim Evans. Im curious about the damage present and what could have caused it. To me, it looks like the iron was overheated and melted. Silver can do something similar under the right conditions, but ferrous metals could be completely different in that regard. What do you think @ROKUJURO My camera is new and im still fine tuning the settings, but this thing was a real pain to get good photos of, mostly because of the glossy surface. Might try some low light pictures and see if they turn out any better. The last thing is the colors underneath the coating. It goes from a dark patina to a light brown, hopefully it's visible in my poor pics. Is this something common to see when tsuba have been treated with wax, urushi....etc? 2 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted July 5 Report Posted July 5 My guess is red rust which has been removed before stabilizing. Open to better ideas! When you say 'opinion on this Mei', Myochin Munekatsu, are you asking if it's legit? PS I like the sukashi. 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted July 5 Report Posted July 5 Calabrese, congratulations! A very nice MUNEKATSU TSUBA with OMODAKA leaves and a KOZUKA HITSU in gourd shape! The surface might have been treated with something water-repellent, but I don't think it is disturbing. What you see as damage is the result of a YAKITE technique, produced intentionally for a WABI SABI effect! All very good! 1 Quote
Hokke Posted July 5 Author Report Posted July 5 7 hours ago, Bugyotsuji said: My guess is red rust which has been removed before stabilizing. Open to better ideas! When you say 'opinion on this Mei', Myochin Munekatsu, are you asking if it's legit? PS I like the sukashi. Thank you Piers.....if you are correct and the reason for the brown hues are as the result of treated red rust, would that mean when the rust was removed it wasn't re-patinated before sealing it? As to your question, when I first proposed the question, my concern was how glossy it was in the lines of the mei. This is before it was settled that this tsuba had been treated with a coating. So no, it wasn't about the authenticating the mei, although id be curious to hear opinions if anyone is familiar with Munekatsu. I have a papered Munekatsu that I will be comparing it to, but I haven't gotten that far yet.......still trying to get better photos. Quote
Hokke Posted July 5 Author Report Posted July 5 7 hours ago, ROKUJURO said: Calabrese, congratulations! A very nice MUNEKATSU TSUBA with OMODAKA leaves and a KOZUKA HITSU in gourd shape! The surface might have been treated with something water-repellent, but I don't think it is disturbing. What you see as damage is the result of a YAKITE technique, produced intentionally for a WABI SABI effect! All very good! Thank you so much Jean, I was racking my brain trying to remember this motif....Omodaka, Omodaka, Omodaka.......gotta remember this. Yes, the gourd hits I one of my favorite parts of this tsuba, I always appreciate the modification of utilitarian design elements into theme. I considered yakite, but I always thought yakite was more for a subtle texture rather than something this bold. Wabi Sabi indeed Quote
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