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Great stuff again, Bernard. Did you say that these were all your father's collection? If so, I would say he had very good taste. If they are yours, I would say you have very good taste. Please let us see the others

Looks pretty good to me also.

That is true Dave, because you are nice enough to list them here first. :D

I would agree with Choshu.

Wonderful plate, John

I would also agree with a gimei. The piece feels heavy to me whereas the true Teruhide has more flow and lightness to the waves and they are not as repetitive.

Hi Dave, You are right, Japan has many different aesthetics and all are equally valid. Everyone also has their own aesthetics and although I recognize Yagyu, most of what I have seen are not particularly pleasing to me. I seem to have the same tastes as Jean with Kyo-Sukashi and Higo (although I also like Choshu and the simplicilty of Owari.) To each his own.

Very nice Brian. They are quite similar.

Hi Dave, Unfortunately, I don't have it, otherwise, I would have looked it up. I am very grateful to Thierry for listing it here . Actually my real gut feeling has been mid Edo ever since I saw it so I guess we are on the same page.

Thanks Dave, I really feel the carving is exceptional on this one plus I love the subject. Grey has been great to work with as always although this is the first one I have gotten from him over the internet. All of my others have been at shows.

Thanks for the comments Jean. Actually Christmas is my birthday. I thought as much with the rust. I have a nice piece of ivory that I will use on it.

Any ideas on age? I am thinking early to mid Edo.

Thanks for the thoughts, John. The ideas are very interesting.

You really didn't say that, did you Ed?

But it is getting toward Christmas :D HO HO. Denis I can see why you like my tsuba. They would go together well.

Hi everyone, I have a big birthday coming up in about 1 1/2 months and thought I would treat myself to a birthday/Christmas present so I just added this Choshu tsuba to my collection. To answer your questions first, yes I got it from Grey in his make me an offer sale. I am starting to research this piece and would like comments and thoughts on age. The measurements of the tsuba are 7.2 cm wide by 7.0 cm high. The thickness at the rim and at the seppa-dai is 6.0 mm. The signature is Hagi no Ju Kawaji Saku. and Grey says it is Kawaji #02969.0 in the Haynes Index. To my eye the carving is done very well. The patina is a nice dark chocolate. I do think I am seeing some active rust in the plant in the upper right of picture 3. If this is true, what would be the best way to stop it?

Three more words, subtlety, lack, of.

Ben, I am not at home at the moment but I have an NBTHK papered blade by this Sukesada. From what I can see, it looks very similar to the signature on my blade.

Not usually my style, but I like this one :D

No big deal. I just don't like singling out one dealer, esp since you can say that most of the dealers here are at market prices.

I would highly disagree with you, Ken. Bob sold me a very nice early shinto katana for a very good price. I have dealt with him on a number of things and I never felt his prices were bad.

I usually just knock off the last 2 zeros. Not particularly exact but it does give you a ballpark figure.

Hi Jason, I need to agree with Dave. Condition is very important. If you look at the tsubas listed, you will see that there is a lot of rust and much of the decorations have been damaged. Certainly artistry and execution are extremely important but if there is significant damage, even good pieces are badly compromised.

I would agree with kyo-sukashi and early edo. I also, like it quite a bit.

"Sigh" this just gets old. Basically, if anything says China, I just avoid it like a the plague.