Jorgensen

Here is a classic Edo period (Kanbun 1661-1673) curvy Katane by Yoshimasa. He was originally of the Noshu Seki Zenjo school. His common name was Tanaka Genzaburo, and he also produced in Tosa province. The bright flowing hamon shows good clean consistency, as sign of top quality work. Notice the lovely dark swirl-pattern in the jihada, knowns as chikei. The beautiful Edo-period koshirae features battling samurai during the famous Gempei war with a tribute to their workmanship skills in form of arrow and feather depictions on the Tsuba and fuchi-kashirae. The sword is certified NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon for the blade and three NTHK-NPO Kantesisho authenticity certifikates for the Koshirae, Fuchi-Kashira and Tsuba. Sword was aquired from Unique Japan to the owner in Denmark ten years ago, have been very well taken care of, stored in safe and in smoke free environment. Sword have not been announced online, as is was bought directly from Pablo with communication and ordering. Price is same as owner bought the sword for 10 years ago. Condition is mint and is as it was received from Japan. Sword is in my possession and ready to ship. Photos are primarily scans from the booklet that came with the sword. Please let me know if you have questions or wish additional pictures. Swordsmith: Kozuke no Suke Minamoto Yoshimasa Measurements: Lenght: 96.0 cm (ubu nakago Curvature: 1.8 cm Moto-haba: 3.0 cm Jihada: Ko-itame with chikei Hamon: Notare and ko-gunome with togari, sunagashi and kinsen Certificate #1: NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon (a sword designated as a sword of Especially Worthy of Preservation by the Preservation of Japanese Art Sword) Certificate #2-4: NTHK-NPO Kanteisho (a koshirae, fuchi-kashira and tsuba all designated as Authentic by the Society of the Japanese Sword) Fujishiro: Cho-josaku (ranked as an above average swordsmith) Asaemon: Wazamono (ranked as a maker of sharp swords) Included: Shirasaya, Edo koshirae, fabric bags, booklet, description Please be aware stand and DVD is not included Shipping: Free of charge Price: $14.475 USD incl. shipping Contact and link: info@tsubashi.com https://tsubashi.com...su-yoshimasa-katana/

I have changed price to 900 usd + shipping

I wore it as belt buckle for the last 15 years to get this patina ... Of course not, that would be not be appropiate. But well seen, I got a really good laugh @rematron. I did not see this myself. Maybe we should start a production of belt buckles with this tsuba as "prototype". I would love to have wear it About school, my own thought have been around Kanyama, Myochin or similar...

Whats for sale: A very fine example of a large Itomaki Karigane Kyo-Sukashi Tsuba. Momoyama period. There is NO bare metal visible! Its reflections from light on photos. Tsuba have wondeful rich dark patina and absolutely astonishing in hand. Number "433" added inside nakago-ana and have probably been part of a museum- or very large private collection. To my knowledge, these Tsuba are sought after and not for sale very often. Mei/signature: Mumei School/province: Kyo-Sukashi Period/age: Momoyama Measures: 8.20 cm x 8.20 cm x 0.60 cm Certificate: No Included: NO kiri box included 975 USD + shipping Find it on my website here: https://tsubashi.com...e-kyo-sukashi-tsuba/ Questions are of course welcome You can write me here, or at info@tsubashi.com

Thanks again for your kind help @SteveM Really appreciate you have taken your time to continously help

Thank you very, very much for your help, highly appreciated. I am very greatful. Arigatō!

I have this Tsuba, seems quite old and wondering about motif. What do you think? Ideas on school are most welcome as well. Tsuba is dark rich chocolate brown. There is no bare metal visible, its reflections from light. Apologizes for my poor photographing skills. Measures: 6.40 cm X 6.00 cm X 5.5 mm (at nakago-ana)

Thank you all for your invaluable help and kind words @SteveM Thank you very much for the info, its awesome and have noted it. I cant find anything in my books, if you have more info on this Shigeyoshi you can share with me, I will be very greatful. @FlorianB You was right! As well as @vajo and Dimensions is as follows: 73 mm X 66 mm X 4 mm at nakago ana @Brian and @Steves87 Thank you, I m glad you like it. Yes, its Wangata (concave) in shape @Spartancrest That is awesome info and picture of tsuba. Very similar in expression, yet very different. Thank you very much

I am seeking info on this Tsuba, signed Shigeyoshi (if translated correct). Its very, very beautiful in hand and seems of higher quality. I cant find any similar mei or examples/school anywhere. Most that I find is Umetada Shigeyoshi and is far away from this example. Statement. My background for posting this, is I consider putting the tsuba for sale on my website (solely private sale of collection) and reason to I seek info is to provide th most accurate and honest description as possible to eventual buyers. However I am strongly considering keeping this one. I have not decided yet. I hope you will enjoy the pictures and quality of those is OK.

This mei troubles me, I am not sure whether Kazuaki or Kazumoto are correct... Any help with translation and info for this tsuba will be greatly appreciated. Statement. My background for posting this, is I consider putting the tsuba for sale on my website (solely private sale of collection) and reason to I seek info is to provide th most accurate and honest description as possible to eventual buyers. I hope you will enjoy the pictures and quality of those is OK. Measures: 67 mm X 60 mm X 4 mm at nakago ana

Any help on translation and info on this tsuba will be much appreciated. I am not sure of translation is correct, that I get ____ Takenori. I am not sure of the first part. Statement. My background for posting this, is I consider putting the tsuba for sale on my website (solely private sale of collection) and reason to I seek info is to provide th most accurate and honest description as possible to eventual buyers. I hope you will enjoy the pictures and quality of those is OK. Measures: 73 mm X 66 mm X 4 mm at nakago ana

Big congratulations! Beautiful work, well done!

Thank you for your help and comments, very helpful. I have tried playing around a bit with the images and have inserted below. I think they are quite ok - at least on my screen. Perhaps still a bit to the dark side. The front of Tsuba is darker than backside btw. @Matsunoki Haha, thanks. It was not my intention to catch your interest whis way. This Tsuba have been really dificult for me to shoot natural pictures of and no matter my light settings, pics became very "artificial" and unnatural, which bothered me. It have not been my intention to sell this Tsuba, however, if interested, please feel free to send me a PM (eventually with an offer) and lets discuss it. @Brian (and others) I have shot those pictures on gray background actually. I found this solution to bring out the natural look much better than on white background. Its like the camera "reacts" much better, when background is not white. Yes, I use and are quite experienced with photoshop and the shadow/highlight tool are great. I actually just had forgot a bit about this tool, so thank you for reminding me about it. I try to shoot the pictures as best as possible right away for 2 reasons. First is that the better the picture are, the less time I need to use to correct it. Other reason is that, when editing in photoshop, you can very easily "over-edit" and make more worse than good. I am very thankful to your all. I have for a long time felt my pictures was okay, but not quite as natural as I wanted them to be and it seems I am finally on the right path I think. A little about the Tsuba: Left side is translated to: 道寿之住 Michitoshi no saku Right side is translated to: 東都小西湖畔 - Toto Konishi Konan kore Ju - (On the shores of Lake Konishi in the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo)) MITO school 8.20 mm x 7.60 mm x 0.40 mm (at nakago-ana) If any knows the story/motif of this Tsuba, Im all ears... It looks like an odd party with a tadpole trying to escape it

As I am always trying to adjust to get the optimal quality and most accurate pictures on my items I would like to ask you if those pictures attached looks good on your screens as well? The reason I ask, is because I strive to show the most honest pictures as possible, when putting those items online on my website for sale (tsubashi.com) and because I know pictures looks different on different screens. So far there have never been any complaints on a sale ever, but one can always get better. This Tsuba is by far the most difficult I have experienced to photograph and have choosen this to test with the new settings. Looking forward to your opinions. I will not be offended, only happy for your comments.

Dear friends and collectors, I have just added 11 Tsuba for sale on website. Included are some very large size Skull’n’Bones Tsuba. Others are Akasaka, Tosa-Myochin, Heianjo-Onin, Choshu, Mito, Kinko etc... Feel free to have a look here: https://tsubashi.com/product-category/tsuba/ If you have any questions, please contact me and I will gladly be at your assistance.

Great link and great comments to this thread in general. Its been very interesting. @Spartancrest You are right about its funny how it easily is being confused with amateur workmanship. However I actually thinks the baskets is quite skillfully made. Especially thinking of the early time it was being made considered they must have limited tools and knowledge compared to ex. 1800 cth. That is my perspective. Thanks again for the very valuable info you have provided me. Im most thankful 🙏

Thank you really much for your effort and time to find this awesome information @Spartancrest This is very interesting! Its great to have this insight about the school, motif and other info, as honestly, I had no clue about it. Also, I did not know that this Tsuba was so special and rare. Awesome knowledge and very educational. I really appreciate it. A big thank you 🙏

Thank you very much Morita-san 🙏

Im struggling with the translation. Can any help fill out the missing kanji please. I get Nagato ju Ogawa __toshi

Well... its more rare than its pretty... My first thought was it have been cut, but rim seems intact. I do not have any suggestions for this one, but would like to see if any has

Im sure they are readable. I do not have the skills to translate it and it would be meaningless anyways. It will be better to spend the time on "the real deal"

Both are cast. On picture below, I have marked out what is a very, very clear sign of cast

I have this Noh masks, Echizen Kinai tsuba that is ex. W.C. Hope collection and seeking documentation. Its probably sold on auction in 1954. If any have the auction catalogue and willing to look up my tsuba on pictures below, I will appreciate it a lot. "W.C. Hope, sold Glendining and Co., Ltd., The Collection of Japanese Sword Furniture formed by the late W. C. Hope, esq., 17 November, 1954, lot 183 (first only.)"