Norisuke(?) Tsuba

[rkg]

Hi,

 

I got this not too long ago, and its still confusing me.

 

The piece was papered to Norisuke, and I'm still trying to figure out how they got to that.  I did a bit of searching through what little I have on hand by this tsuba maker, and it doesn't really seem to look like their "usual" work.

 

First up, here's a couple of images of the piece:

 

 

The piece measures 82.6mm (H) X 76.7mm (W) X 3.30mm (T, web), 4.32mm (t, max, mimi), 4.83mm (t, max).

 

Oh, and a couple of 360 image sets - as an aside, after I shot these I realized the surface would appear to "shimmer" in direct light as it moved - cool...

http://www.rkgphotos.com/facebook_stuff/crane_norisuke/crane_norisuke_front/crane_norisuke_front.html

http://www.rkgphotos.com/facebook_stuff/crane_norisuke/crane_norisuke_back/crane_norisuke_back.html

 

When I first saw the auction, I thought it might be toryusai school work, as I think I've seen them do this surface treatment (and actually bori) like this before.  In hand though the bird definitely isn't done they way those guys would, so its a head scratcher.  My next guess would have been mito work or something (as they seemed to copy -everything-).

 

Paper (since I scanned it - just in case anybody's interested):
 

 

Comments appreciated.

 

Thanks,

rkg

(Richard George)

[John A Stuart]

Isn't this Ishime surface not common on Iwata II tsuba? John

[TETSUGENDO]

I believe Curran has devoted a lot of time in the study of Norisuke, his input could solve your riddle.  The Norisuke were acomplished chameleons.  

[christianmalterre]

i do not know Naotane, nor Norisuke to have worked with " implements " expressions in their´s Tsuba Richard.

 

must be something other, close to this taste and time....( maybe a Kinko artist ).

 

reliability of the papers, i think, do not need further discussion.

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despite the above written-

 

a lovely and strong Tsuba here Richard! very nice!

 

Christian

[John A Stuart]

Examples.

[rkg]

FWIW, I actually ended up talking to Haynes about this one - he didn't think it was related to Norisuke either - his guess was Sano school work.  Maybe a bad day Natsuo, right?  (my joke, not his...)

 

Best,

rkg

(Richard George)

[TETSUGENDO]

I can see that vis-à-vis the Tanaka/Otsuki thing, a handsome piece whatever the attribution.

 

Cheers,