Finished Ebay

[kissakai]

Hi

If any NMB member bought this tsuba on Ebay would they please PM me

 

 

 

Grev UK

[k morita]

Nice!

 

Kikuchi Tsunetomo + kao

菊 池 序 朝

[b.hennick]

I considered it but wondered about the dots of paint?

[cabowen]

one man's dots of paint, another man's blossoms in the wind....

[kissakai]

Hi

I was outbid in the last two seconds

I should have had a bit more nerve and bid higher

I think the mei was 2nd generation so pretty good

I wondered if it was snow but as stated earlier blossom is much better (samurai) idea

Also wondered if the green was inlay or enamel, enamel would have been a bonus

I was put off with the black patina but had to guess this was due to the lighting

 

 

O well a bit more money for the next one

Grev UK

[Stephen]

so can we see the link now its over? Would like to see other pix, love the cherry blossoms floating around

[Grey Doffin]

Are you sure that is intentional cherry blosums and not paint splatter? Would the smith have placed inlay on the seppa-dai? Looks like paint to me. Also looks to be scratched at the bottom.

Grey

[Pete Klein]

I'm with Grey -- looks like paint.

[Stephen]

why i want to see the auction link

[kissakai]

Hi

This is the link

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/D3022-rtFk-Ja ... true&rt=nc

 

I copied & zoomed into the dots and they looked OK

Also the shakudo lined side holes was nice

So still disappointed I was outbid

 

 

Grev UK

[drbvac]

I can not believe that the spots were placed all over the place - on the edges - spatter - and nothing on the other. What would they be made of ? Paint I would believe that as a credible explanation without having the item in hand.

[cabowen]

Probably paint as they are on the sekigane as well.....but they would have been nice as blossoms....

[Andi B.]

..my bid was too low...

It looks like white paint one side and the green parts could be verdigris ?.

[Jean]

Dandruffs?

[Kai-Gunto]

Thats paint spots that come on items from painting the wall with a roller.

[Stephen]

thats some lazy guy to have that left out when painting a wall with a roller. Now the question is does one remove it or be romatic and see petals of the cherry tree and its short life as is the true Samurai

[watsonmil]

Dear Stephen,

I appreciate a good sense of humour , . NEVER LOSE it Stephen.

... Ron

[cabowen]

Nothing some sand blasting couldn't remove....