Marius Posted April 15, 2013 Report Posted April 15, 2013 I have been watching this auction here. I will not comment the price as it is the market which has decided. I can only say it stands out among that eBay trash. Do you think it is Jingo? And early? While I like the tsuba, this statement seems a bot bold to me. I might be wrong, I am just beginning to look into the vast topic of Higo tsuba. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Japanese-Sword- ... 7675.l2557 Quote
Ford Hallam Posted April 15, 2013 Report Posted April 15, 2013 I very much doubt it's Jingo of any period. It would appear to be more like this Aizu-Shoami piece on Choshuya's site. http://world.choshuya.co.jp/sale/tousougu/a/a125/index.htm As for the price I think that's pretty reasonable. I certainly could make something like that so cheaply. And I think it's a really satisfying tsuba, one I'd be very happy to own, especially at that price. Quote
Marius Posted April 15, 2013 Author Report Posted April 15, 2013 Thank you Ford I agree, it is a nice piece. The one on eBay has a bit more character to the iron plate. Quote
Brian Posted April 15, 2013 Report Posted April 15, 2013 Ford Hallam said: As for the price I think that's pretty reasonable. I certainly could make something like that so cheaply. And I think it's a really satisfying tsuba, one I'd be very happy to own, especially at that price. Ford, Did you mean couldn't? Brian Quote
Ford Hallam Posted April 15, 2013 Report Posted April 15, 2013 well caught Brian ...no way I could do the work so cheaply. ...You know my wine cellar bill Quote
growlingbear Posted April 22, 2013 Report Posted April 22, 2013 Here it is again: http://www.nihonto.us/JINGO%20WATER%20D ... 0TSUBA.htm James Quote
b.hennick Posted April 23, 2013 Report Posted April 23, 2013 This just shows that we are temporary cutodians of things. I am sure that it will find a news home and then another .... Quote
Marius Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Posted April 23, 2013 My my, and here is another one, snapped up from eBay. Let us see how they sell: http://www.nihonto.us/JINGO%20DRAGON%20TSUBA.htm Quote
Pete Klein Posted April 23, 2013 Report Posted April 23, 2013 Buy these instead: http://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.c ... -books-ito You will get infinitely more for your money. Quote
Marius Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Posted April 23, 2013 Pete Klein said: Buy these instead: http://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.c ... -books-ito You will get infinitely more for your money. Pete, your advice is excellent, but I have already bought the Ito volumes form Grey. And, to be honest, they have allow me to see that those tsuba were not Jingo. Thanks to those books, I am increasingly interested in Higo. My main focus is on old soft metal and early Owari, but some Higo tsuba also seem to my taste :-) Too bad there are not many around. I have found some Jingo tsuba here: http://www.silk-road.us/higo.html but I am worried about the thin patina... Quote
Brian Posted April 23, 2013 Report Posted April 23, 2013 Jingo or not...I like that water dragon one. A tidy piece of work with nice patina. Brian Quote
Pete Klein Posted April 23, 2013 Report Posted April 23, 2013 Mariusz -- my comment about the books was directed to anyone reading the thread. Quote
Marius Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Posted April 23, 2013 Pete, I should have guessed, sorry Quote
christianmalterre Posted April 23, 2013 Report Posted April 23, 2013 Mariusz your´s "topic-threat" Tsuba here seemingly did attract the carps...LOL! DO NOT HIT ON WATER IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO AWAKE THE FISH!(how many times already i told you about-Hey?) (i but do completely agree,in nonconversational manner-...-it´s getting "BIT" ridiculous now...NOT?) did run out of stuff??? ???(Questioning)! LOL! :lol: (Me) Christian Quote
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