lotus Posted March 12, 2014 Report Posted March 12, 2014 Wanted to get your thoughts on this one. It is heavy considering how darn thin it is. It also has this deep warm brown finish on it. Some type of lacquer perhaps? It is somewhat smooth. I would guess Shoami? Dimensions are 8.4mm tall x 7.9mm tall x 4mm thick Quote
Lance Posted March 13, 2014 Report Posted March 13, 2014 I'd guess later Edo period, shape looks Higo, Butterfly looks Higo style, inlay/overlay method looks similar to methods used by various Hizen/Higo schools. I like way the moon is depicted, appearing to rise out from behind the clouds at night. Also wether from wear or on purpose the uneven gold does create a decent representation of its cratered surface. Regards, Lance Quote
lotus Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Posted March 13, 2014 Thank you Lance for your opinion and I have been doing some more research and it certainly could fit that style. I am attaching some better photos which I am hoping might help the cause... Quote
Ford Hallam Posted March 13, 2014 Report Posted March 13, 2014 It is heavy considering how darn thin it is. This sort of statement is one of the most amusing of those I regularly encounter. :D How heavy do you think it ought to be, considering it's total volume? Have you established it's volume and compared its theoretical mass with the actual weight? It really makes no appreciable difference to us when we hold a piece in hand how dense it may be. The difference is so negligible to make any sort of subjective handheld judgement meaningless. My point is that this very subjective response is essentially worthless to you in terms of trying to establish the value of the tsuba you're studying. And everyone ought to be especially sceptical of this sort of marketing hype/nonsense when they encounter it on a commercial website. Quote
lotus Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Posted March 14, 2014 I was just surprised at its weight. Though, in thinking about it a bit more, I have only handled sukashi tsuba. With much of the metal cut out, of course they would be lighter. It was more an observation in relation to the other "lighter" tsubas I own... Quote
Brian Posted March 14, 2014 Report Posted March 14, 2014 Ford always makes good points...but he tends to sharpen them quite a bit Brian Quote
Ford Hallam Posted March 15, 2014 Report Posted March 15, 2014 I used friendly smilies , what more do you want I was merely amused, and I thought it worth adding the caution Quote
Marius Posted March 15, 2014 Report Posted March 15, 2014 What you think is lacquer is in fact good patina on good iron. Nice tsuba. Quote
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