Keith Jennings

Hi Ford, Thanks for your opinion. Attributing tsuba to the proper school & time frame appears to be as difficult as dating Japanese porcelain, maybe even harder. I have a respectable library on Asian art, mostly ceramics, I need to acquire some books on tsuba. I just received the first of hopefully many books on the subject - 'Tsuba; An Aesthetic Study'. Cheers, Keith

Dear Forum members, This is the 5th tsuba out of eight I acquired recently, I have no clue as to the age, and for what it is worth, I can say it "feels" older than the others I posted. The height is 7.8 cm, width 7.4 cm, inner 5 mm, rim 5.5 mm. Best regards, Keith

Looks like a clematis vine & flower. Keith

Hi Ford, Thank you for posting your thoughts on the tsuba, they were informative & concise. Cheers, Keith

Hi Curran, I've read a little about the Shoami School and how they appeared to have copied anyone of note. What is it about the tsuba that says it is Shoami? Keith

Hi John, I like the tiger too, I don't have much knowledge to base my opinion on, but he is probably my favorite right now. Keith

An iron tsuba with Mokume design. 81.3 mm high, 75.5 mm wide, 4 mm inner, 5 mm rim. Cheers, Keith

Another tsuba from the eight I acquired recently. Y'all can be brutally honest if I'm boring you. 8.52 cm high, 7.83 cm wide, 3 mm seppa, 5.1 mm rim. Cheers, Keith

Dear members, An Iron tsuba with the design of an ancient plum tree. 81.5 mm high, 76.2 mm wide, 4 mm inner. I saw a tsuba with a similar design on the Boston Museum of Fine Arts website, the description said it was from the Nara school early to mid-19th century. Best regards, Keith

Dear Forum Members, Normally my addiction is for Japanese ceramics & cloisonne, but recently I have become curious about tsuba. The dragonfly tsuba was one of my first purchases, one of eight I acquired from a local estate, the measurements are; 80 mm high, 73 mm wide, 4.1 mm inner, 5 mm rim. Cheers, Keith