Tsuba Mei

[CSM101]

Hi,

 

once again I have a tsuba pic with a signature. ??? Mune and kao. Can you help me with informations?

 

 

Thank you

 

Uwe G.

[Jean]

NMB members, please, let Uwe search a bit and propose a "translation"

 

Uwe,

 

Very basic kanji, try this:

 

http://www.jssus.org/nkp/index.html

 

Both Kanji are available in this small dictionnary (I have checked), it is time to learn.

 

BTW, it is not "mune"

[Thierry BERNARD]

my guess is Tanaka school!

could we see the back of this tsuba?

 

http://educators.mfa.org/objects/search ... aka+School

[christianmalterre]

if it´s real-so you are right Thierry-me do see Dito.

Do browse Tanaka school line-and you´ll find the artist Uwe!

Christian

[CSM101]

Okay, this should be a Tanaka Masakane. I found another topic with informations.

 

You should think by now, that I am just another lazy bastard who only wants informations. But I am not lazy!

 

First of all the tsuba belongs to a friend and so I don´t have a pic from the backside. I just got one pic emailed.

 

Then I am busy with a collection that seems to be more like the usual Nigerian-Connection-scam. You know the deal: there are 40 Mio. US Dollar on an account and when you give me 200.000 EUR,we can split the sum.

 

And suddenly there is a collection. Perhaps it is for sale, suddenly it is not, bu maybe yes. And I believe that the owner is not the seller and has no idea, that his collection is for sale.

 

No kidding!

 

Thank for the help and light at the end of the tunnel.

 

Uwe G.

[Thierry BERNARD]

it's not Masakane

[Jean]

True, but not far.

 

Uwe, please, have a look at the link provided "12 strokes" for the second kanji...

 

I have only the pic you have provided to do the translation. Not being a tsuba guy, I do not even know the school.

 

If your friend buy a tsuba on feeling, good luck... Giving the translation shall not bring him anything.

 

You should provide him the link "Nihonto Kanji Pages" and let him search. If he has time to buy a tsuba, he has time to make some research on it or ask the seller...

[CSM101]

 

Okay Masakage then.

 

Dear Jean,

 

The problems are: my friend doesn´t speak english. He doesn´t have a computer. And the seller is in the same category. They only make a guess about quality and price. And research is, what I have to do in the end. And I am not a tsuba guy either.

 

But thank you once again

 

 

Uwe G.

[Thierry BERNARD]

you got it!!

[Jean]

Uwe,

 

You are a saint

[Lorenzo]

  CSM101 said:

They only make a guess about quality and price

 

I didn't comment because it seemed only a reading exercise. However if it goes down to quality and price, I would say that the uploaded picture isn't enough to verify the authenticity of the piece. From that picture alone I would say it is a cast copy; because of the colour and the gold shades on the mimi near the flowers.

Quality pictures are important when discussing quality and price :D

[CSM101]

Morning!

 

A saint?

 

Not even close! But when it comes to an order from a godan karate, then you know, what is good for your rib cage. And what not!

 

I know a lot of collectors, who only have their gut feeling. And in this special case he is mostly right. I will see the tsuba end of september and the I will make some better pics.

 

Uwe G.

[Jean]

I rectify: chicken

 

More seriously, I wonder what is the use of collecting without making researches.

[CSM101]

Morning Jean,

 

this is, when it comes down to the collectors of the former GDR.

 

They never had a chance! Research? English books? Japanese? Most of them don´t speak english at all. The Hara was not avaiable. Only Icke-Schwalbe. And whom to ask then? And today they still separate from the rest of germany.

 

Uwe G.

[Jean]

I know that our friend Markus Sesko has translated/issued some books in German, they could begin by these, if they are interested