lotus Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 I hit the books on this one and ruled out a couple schools and am leaning towards an attribution but I would like to hear what you guys think this guard might be. Dimensions : 6.7cm wide 7.1cm tall 5.5mm thick Thanks! Quote
Gunome Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 Hello, What about a shoami in akasaka style ? Just an idea, not an opinion. Quote
sanjuro Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 OK.... Genuine question. Bear in mind that I know very little about tsuba. No offense to Patrick, but given that the opinion of two members whose opinion I value say that this is a shaomi tsuba in akasaka style and that it is a fairly thick example which I understand as indicative of a late tsuba. Doesn't this all make this particular example a bit of a 'dog's breakfast'? Quote
Marius Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 Shoami... hm... We could as well say "unknown", no? Quote
lotus Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Posted January 20, 2013 After comparing it to several Higo and Akasaka versions having a similar motif, it was easy to see it did not belong. After ruling out those two schools and knowing that Shoami copied popular designs, it just makes a lot of sense. I agree with you guys. As for it being "dog's breakfast", it probably is when seen side by side next to the Higo/Akasaka. A second rate copy. Interestingly, I stumbled upon an Akasaka (seller's description) with a similar motif. Do you think this is much better? (I do, BTW but seems to need some TLC). Also, it has a signature or partial that reads Sadatoku Saku but I can't locate any info on this. Any ideas on this? Dimensions (72x70mm) Thanks! Quote
Curran Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 "Tadatoki saku" Without books, I couldn't say which generation Akasaka. Would guess 5th gen on. Some gnarly fresh looking rust there. I'd say my guess is it would clean off easy, but I'm struggling with cleaning rust off a "Tadashige saku". I swore ~no projects~ this year, but here I am working away with ivory tools that were once piano keys. For what it is worth, yeah... this one looks more Akasaka. I haven't been much studying Akasaka tsuba for a few years now, but it seems I've been looking at a few interesting ones recently. Quote
Higo-san Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 Hello lotus, considering the opinions given in the previous posts and taking into consideration the quality of the forgery (from what can be seen on the rim of your tsuba), my - far away from an expert - guess would be Tosa Myochin school. Greetings, Chris Quote
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