Teimei Posted January 17, 2014 Report Posted January 17, 2014 As a new member, i wanna introduce myself by showing you my little newbie-collection (you can find the first part in the nihonto-section) #1 The inspiration for my username: A large iron sukashi tsuba from the 18th century signed Kishu ju Sadanaga or Teimei. The design is inspired by Japanese woodblock books. I thought that this theme matches me quite good as i´m a librarian by profession. measurements: 8,6cm x 8,6cm x 0,45 cm both hitsu-ana are plugged with shakudo Quote
Teimei Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Posted January 17, 2014 #2 Jingasa Tsuba A quite interesting edo period ito-maki-gata tsuba with the motif of a Japanese helmet. I would be very interested in the meaning of the kao, some suggestions? (please ) measurements: 8,2cm x 8,0cm x 0,4cm decorated with some fine kin-zogan Quote
Teimei Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Posted January 18, 2014 #3 Jurojin Menuki And now to something totally different... An quite uncommon pair of edo period menuki, designed after the walking stick of Jurojin one of the seven gods of luck (Shichi Fukujin) in Japan. They are made of shakudo and yamagane partially patinated and show the smallest engravings i ever seen! I don´t have slightest clue how they´ve done that measurements: menuki #1 62,00mm x 8,00mm menuki #2 60,00mm x 9,00mm Quote
Antti Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 Greetings Florian and welcome! I really enjoyed what you have so far. Especially the first tsuba is unusual and very pleasant to my eyes. If you would not have said it was 18th century, I would have thought it to be later work! But hey, what do I know Quote
docliss Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 I very much like Florian’s first tsuba. It is, as he states, inscribed KISHU (NO)JU SADANAGA (some read this as TEIMEI). The mei of this artist are reproduced on pp. 136a-d of Kinkō Meikan, and the one on 136c is very like that on Florian’s tsuba: this entry states that there were two generations. Haynes lists him as H 07752.0 and states that ‘there were at least four or five generations’. This tsuba has the square mimi characteristic of this group of artists. Personally I agree with Antti that it is probably nineteenth century work, and is by one of the later generations. John L. Quote
Teimei Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Posted January 18, 2014 As a beginner i believe everything that more skilled people are telling me! Unfortunately it´s difficult to buy literature like the kinko meikan in germany, the prices are ridiculous high! Thats why i´m very grateful for any comments. From now on this tsuba is a nineteenth century piece! Quote
Antti Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 As a beginner i believe everything that more skilled people are telling me! Be careful there Teimei, I am surely no more skilled than you are, but I have the bad habit of thinking out loud :lol: By the way, although many related books are very expensive, there is a german shop called Nihon Art Publishers: http://shop.nihonart.de/ Where you can pick up the Haynes index for example for a very modest fee, if you havent already. Quote
Teimei Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Posted January 18, 2014 By the way, although many related books are very expensive, there is a german shop called Nihon Art Publishers:http://shop.nihonart.de/ Where you can pick up the Haynes index for example for a very modest fee, if you havent already. I didn´t know that shop, thank you for mentioning it. Quote
Brian Posted January 19, 2014 Report Posted January 19, 2014 I think your 1st one is very nice, and thought the theme very unusual and different. Then saw this one today: http://www.ebay.com/itm/TSUBA-Japanese- ... 417bb5a4c5 Of course yours is light years better. That one is likely modern or cast or both. But shows that the theme wasn't unknown. Brian Quote
Curran Posted January 19, 2014 Report Posted January 19, 2014 Florian B., Recommend almost every book translated from Japanese by Markus Sesko. As he is Austrian of origin, he has even more publications in German than in English. Try Lulu.com or Amazon and search his name. Also search this forum. Quote
Teimei Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Posted January 20, 2014 ... Of course yours is light years better. ... Brian I don´t think that this theme is uncommon at all. I saw a lot of sword fittings with related themes especially around the later edo period. A lot of well armed librarians and accountants, i suppose. @Curran: I´ve bought nearly every book by Mr. Sesko and they are better in german anyway! :lol: Quote
growlingbear Posted January 20, 2014 Report Posted January 20, 2014 Hi Florian, You might want to check out this thread on Kishu Teimei tsuba if you haven't already: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16660 In Chris' scan number 3 (download/file.php?id=46781) there is a very similar tsuba to yours. James Quote
Teimei Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Posted January 20, 2014 Hi Florian, You might want to check out this thread on Kishu Teimei tsuba if you haven't already: http://militaria.co.za/nmb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16660 In Chris' scan number 3 (http://militaria.co.za/nmb/download/file.php?id=46781) there is a very similar tsuba to yours. James Very interesting indeed. At first glance i thought it was my tsuba! Quote
Surfson Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 Florian, congratulations on a very nice nascent collection. You have very good taste indeed, and this bodes well for you future success in collecting tosogu! Quote
Teimei Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Posted January 21, 2014 Florian, congratulations on a very nice nascent collection. You have very good taste indeed, and this bodes well for you future success in collecting tosogu! Thank you very much! Quote
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