kokyo jin Posted January 27, 2011 Report Posted January 27, 2011 Attached is a fake tsuba photo of Takarabune with shichifukujin. I would appreciate if someone can send me high resolution photos of the original tsuba. I have a woodblock print of this tsuba and I'd like to compare it to the original. Quote
christianmalterre Posted January 27, 2011 Report Posted January 27, 2011 Dear "Kokyo Jin" may i ask so to add one picture of that spoken woodblock-print you mention? So far-there were(are) several Woodblock-prints depicting Tsuba-which one do you mean? Also this stylism is not uncommon-better resolution of the your´s mentioned Tsuba-also would faciliate a lot here.... Sorry-but here on your´s posted picture-one can just guess.... Possible? Christian Quote
John A Stuart Posted January 27, 2011 Report Posted January 27, 2011 Welcome, please include your real name so that we can address you as something other than Kokyo Jin. John Quote
kokyo jin Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Posted February 4, 2011 I'm sorry guys. I'm new to this forum. My name is Hilik. You mentioned several other woodblocks depicting Tsuba. Where can one see such please? I've uploaded a small image of the WB print, but can provide higher resolution image. Quote
kokyo jin Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Posted February 4, 2011 Can you read the signatures please? Hilik Quote
John A Stuart Posted February 4, 2011 Report Posted February 4, 2011 The kanji seem to be 異佐美 I am not sure how to read it as a name. Ii Sukeyoshi maybe??? Iisabi?? John Quote
kokyo jin Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Posted February 4, 2011 Thank you. The Kanji on the Hankou is "井上" (inoue) Quote
christianmalterre Posted February 4, 2011 Report Posted February 4, 2011 Dear Hilik, thank you for letting me know your´s name plus the providing of that sheet-sample. So may i asky you what exactly is the question you do have here? Do you focus on that sheet,or on the your´s posted Tsuba-so to get an eventual answer? Actually,despite the additional Kanji ciseled on that Tsuba you did provide,at least myself,i can not see an big difference in stylism What materials did the craftsmen mention,execution and theme-those characteristics normally should ben mentioned there,too (if that´s just the picturesque you do have on that sheet-you can be very certain-it´s not the original one-but an reprint of an working-sheet,just by the way-so any further and appropriate evaluation of the your´s posted Tsuba can just be speculative...) May it be possible for you-so to show some close ups from Omote and Ura of that piece? What does make you certain it is an Fake?(is there possibility it may be an Utsushi perhaps?) From which source does it come from? I am sorry-but actually i just can evaluate from that sheet-so close ups from that spoken in question object would faciliate an eventual answer on your´s former question here.... Just an idea so far.... Christian Quote
kokyo jin Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Posted February 4, 2011 Hello Christian, I am quite certain the Tsuba is modern fake. It has all the characteristics of a Chinese fake. Otherwise I would have bought it. Source is YJA. I am interested in finding high resolution images of an authentic Tsuba in the design depicted in the woodblock print. even if the signature is different. Would also appreciate images of similar woodblock prints. There is no description attached to the print, so I assume it was made as Art rather then informative sketch. Hilik Quote
christianmalterre Posted February 5, 2011 Report Posted February 5, 2011 Dear Hilik, yes of course-now i do see better,and must say you are for certain right-This is a very very bad contemporary Fake. You did good in not purchasing such rubbish! The sheet itself seems me good-it´s very decorative! Even here,too-under those points you did mention-this is an Reprint so. But this is not so much important as in early Meiji there were several excellent Reprints produced,which do have nearly equal value today as the original Prints... You do find such Tsuba-sheets depicted for example in old Tsuba books,but from time to time offered also by Ukio-e collectors.... Christian Quote
kokyo jin Posted February 5, 2011 Author Report Posted February 5, 2011 Do these woodblock prints usually come in color? If you have got this design in any of your reference books, I would appreciate a clear photo please. Thank you! Hilik Quote
christianmalterre Posted February 5, 2011 Report Posted February 5, 2011 Dear Hilik, i am sorry-but i do not have such Those i know,are depicted in BW. Perhaps somebody here in the forum does collect Ukiyo-e?-and so may have the very expensive literature you do need? There´s a book series from 1950 around by Yukio Yashiro where there are depicted (some?)(i just can remember two or three)in colour... But i don´t have this publication..... Christian Quote
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