Higo-san

Thank you Steve!

Thank you, John!

Dear Okan the signature on the second menuki reads Miyashita (宮下). I am not 100% sure on the very first kanji on the first menuki but the second is definitely Masa (正). A quick research let me to page 221 of “The Japanese Toso-kinko Schools“ by Markus Sesko where the family name Miyashita is mentioned. The article is about an artist by the name of Toshinori. The Nori-Kanji looks like an extended version of the missing first kanji on your first menuki. Therefore, I would suggest NORImasa as a possible translation of the mei of the first menuki. Kind regards Chris

Dear all maybe someone can help on two signatures: 1) Signature on hanging scroll (the hako-gaki next to it) 2) Inscription on a chawan box (which contains a modern Setoguro Chawan) Thanks & kind regards Chris

Price reduction to EUR 180 plus shipping

Price reduction to EUR 1,800.00 plus shipping

I think Darrel hit the nail. Thanks!

You are right, Piers!

Price drop to EUR 210.00 plus shipping

Dear all I also have this set of nice little menuki which I would like to offer for sale. These came from an old wakizashi mounting with an old handle wrapping which unfortunately fell apart. The menuki are slightly bent (which is not a damage but an important feature for authentic old menuki) and date from the second half of the Edo period. The style is clearly influenced by machibori schools like the Ishiguro school. Even though the quality is far away from the Ishiguro masterpieces, the amount of detail is still quite nice. Dimensions (each): Width: 2.94 cm (Average) Height: 1.25 cm Thickness: about 0.4 cm Asking price: EUR 240.00 plus actual shipping costs from Germany (will be somewhere between EUR 15 and EUR 45 depending on your location) Best Chris

Dear all letting go of this tsuba was not an easy decision but there are other major investments ahaead... this sale is about an investment-grade Owari tsuba with an almost perfect (!) maru-gata shape and plenty of tekkotsu. The quality of the iron is very high and has much appeal to it. The mimi is kaku-mimi and the design was judged as jumon (which can roughly be translated as a complex pattern). The attribution has been confirmed by the NBTHK. The Hozon papers have been issued this year. The tsuba came to me from an old French collection. Dimensions: Width: 7.57 cm Height: 7.56 cm (Average) Thickness at the seppa-dai: 0.57 cm (Average) Thickness at the mimi: 0.59 cm Nakago-ana: Width: 0.97 cm Height: 2.65 cm Asking price: EUR 1,900.00 plus actual shipping costs from Germany (will be somewhere between EUR 25 and EUR 65 depending on your location) Best Chris

Signature 4 may read 高来 (Korai). Is there a 越前 (Echizen) on the other side? Kind regards Chris

Last call at EUR 90.00 plus shipping costs for the set!

Still available at EUR 100.00 for the pair!

Dear all I have two nice pieces for sale: both are single(!) pieces. Dimensions: Sode: 26x23 cm Suneate: 27.5 x 35 cm Asking price for both pieces: EUR 110.00 plus actual shipping costs Kind regards Chris

You are not the only one, who is shocked, Kyle! You have some great pieces which are offered at ridiculously low prices. If someone is seriously interested in becoming a tsuba collector, this is now the time to start your collection. Prices have come down for a couple of years now and it may very well be that in a couple of years the market prices for these tsuba listed here will have tripled again. Honestly, if I myself would not be trying to sell some tsuba at the moment, I would immediately jump at at least two pieces. Good luck, Kyle, and congratulations to the buyers! Chris

Thanks, Bill - payment sent! Kind regards Chris

Dear Bill thank you - I will still take the books. Please let me know your PayPal address. First Class is fine for me. Kind regards Chris

Dear Bill I also sent you a PM - you may want to check your inbox. Kind regards Chris

Yes, Bill - I numbered the books according to the sequence of the pictures (please refer to my PM). In particular: - The gun collection of Matsumoto Castle - Iron Tsuba - Exhibition "Kurogane no hana" - 2001 Sword Catalogue - book with the teppo, yari and (Ichijo?) tsuba on the cover

PM sent for books 2, 4, 6 and 7

Thank you Chris and Piers. You may be right but I see a couple of strokes which are different.

Dear all I have recently acquired a tsuba with a classic design of a written kanji. Hopefully, somebody recognizes the kanji or is able to decipher it. Many thanks in advance! Chris

Both tsuba are ON HOLD!

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