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Looks good. I hope the site gains popularity and more sellers.

Thank you very much.

Yes but does the page say anything about the age of the piece?

I found this on the web years ago but I have no idea what book this came from and I would be very interested to know what it says. My interest is that I have a cast tsuba that I believe is the same as the one represented here. I believe it wss either made for export or it is moderen and I hope this page can answer that question. I know it is not the best image but maybe somebody will recognize the book it came from. Thanks in advance.

Size: 76.35 x 75.92 mm by 5.5-6 mm thick. Thickness varies slightly through the entire plate. Yes I did notice the bird and flower in the tree branch. I'm not knocking 4th or 5th generation. I like all smiths from the school. I'm just trying to understand how to tell at what point in the school it was made. Please educate me. Thanks.

Here are two quick pictures. I would have thought it was earlier than 4th master but I'm still learning. Thanks for looking.

Thank you.

I don't read Japanese and I have in my notes that this piece is attributed to the second hereditary master. Does this paper make any mention of that or does it just attribute it to the Akasaka school? Thanks.

I think it is not old enough to be ko shoami but it could be shoami. I think all the damage gives the sense of the piece being older but I don't think it is pre edo. As for the theme it is a torii, cedar trees, and a string. It is described in Japanese at that website but using yahoo bablefish to translate doesn't make complete sense. If I understand the translation it almost sounds like marrriage and the wife keeping tabs on the husband via the string. That sounds about right. Take all of this with a grain of salt, I'm still learning but maybe it will get the discussion going. http://www.finesword.co.jp/sale/kodougu ... 7/1195.htm

Thanks for the comments. It was just a general question. I have seen a few pieces in person that the color seemed a bit off but I was just wondering if it was my untrained eyes or possibly repatination. The rust in the web is a good area to look at.

Are there any tell tale signs that a tsuba has been repatinaed? Particularly in sukashi is there something that would be clearly seen in the web area?