Lacquered soft metal Tsuba

[Lindus]

I have a well mounted Yori doshi, the fuchi by Goto Mitsunaga, the odd thing is that the Tsuba is black lacquer over what may be copper. Why would that have been done????.

 

Roy

[Steve Waszak]

Hi Roy,

 

Would you happen to have photos of the tsuba?

 

Cheers,

 

Steve

[Lindus]

Hi Steve

Sorry mate meant to put them on.

Roy

[estcrh]

Roy, might as well toss a picture of the blade in as well!

[Lindus]

Odd blade, was not going to show it.

Roy

[Jean]

Looks like some sort of Mino Kanefusa hamon (or Jumyo)

[Lindus]

Hi Jean

 

If your right its "Not another Kanefusa :? Had a 1st gen: kakana and two 23rd gen: Now have a 23rd Tanto and Katana,what have I done to deserve another.......

 

The Nakago appears to be early shin shinto judging by the rust, have a look. The huge clusters of Nie also led me to think although the blade is well shaped and made, perhaps a problem in tempering stage.

 

Wandering off the subject a little, still cannot see why you would lacquer a perfectly good Tsuba when mounted so well otherwise, the saya is brocade covered & nice Shibuichi nanako Kojiri.

 

Roy

[Marius]

I have a well mounted Yori doshi, the fuchi by Goto Mitsunaga, the odd thing is that the Tsuba is black lacquer over what may be copper. Why would that have been done????.

 

Hi Roy,

 

covering tsuba with urushi is an old technique used to:

a. protect the tsuba

b. adorn the tsuba

 

It has been used on kinko tsuba and old lacquer on a ko-kinko tsuba is very desirable now. I have several pieces which have old lacquer largely intact and believe me, it is beautiful to behold. Please look at some tsuba sold by Boris Markhasin from Yamabushi Antiques:

http://yamabushiantiques.com/YBA2_CONSIGNMENT.htm (I have bought several, including one with a vast amount of lacquer).

 

Disclaimer: I am not affiliated or in any way associated with Yamabushi Antiques. I happen to be a very happy buyer of their tsuba, and I believe that the consignment tsuba they have constitute a very nice collection of ko-kinko and are sold at very attractive prices.

[Lindus]

Thanks for that,as you say some splendid pieces on the site.

 

Appreciate your point, also I read somewhere that in one period flashy mounts were frowned upon and lacquered, this one is very plain and cannot see that it is either adorned or protected?.

 

Any chance of see examples of those in your collection?.

Roy

[Marius]

Thabks for that,as you say some splendid pieces on the site.

 

Appreciate your point, also I read somewhere that in one period flashy mounts were frowned upon and lacquered, this one is ver plain and cannot see that it is either adorned or protected?.

 

Any chance of see examples of those in your collection?.

Roy

 

Roy,

 

protected it is, as was Japanese armour, always lacquered against corrosion.

 

As to my collection, I will post pictures with great pleasure, but only one tsuba has enough lacquer to be of importance in this dicussion. Pity that the picture does not reflect ist beauty.

 

Hang on, the pic will follow soon :-)

[Jean]

Hi Roy,

 

It was just a flat statement without any derogatory comments on Mino (I like Mino)

 

http://www.swordsofjapan.com/Hocho.htm

[Lindus]

Hi Roy,

 

It was just a flat statement without any derogatory comments on Mino (I like Mino)

 

http://www.swordsofjapan.com/Hocho.htm

 

And I was just joking in that weird Breton?cornish fashion Jean

 

Roy

[paulb]

Hi Roy,

I confess to not being a Mino fan (except for very early when they didnt look like Mino:-) ) But The Ara-nie reminds me of Satsuma work I have seen from the shin-shinto period. I wonder if that might be a possibility and it would solve your excess of Kanefusa as well

regards

paul

[Lindus]

Hi Roy,

I confess to not being a Mino fan (except for very early when they didnt look like Mino:-) ) But The Ara-nie reminds me of Satsuma work I have seen from the shin-shinto period. I wonder if that might be a possibility and it would solve your excess of Kanefusa as well

regards

paul

 

Like that option Paul.....................A friend had an outlandishly mounted Katana a while ago,attributed to to Satsuma work...he always referred to it as the "Satsuma gay Liberation samurai Movement" {No offence to any NMB members or in fact any......................}

 

Roy