My SF show pic up: YKB

[kaigunair]

Was given a nice price that I couldn't refuse. Lumpy with yakite finish, nice even if turns out to be something else. The small sukashi seems to exhibit the same sunken work, but it is small so I could be seeing what I want to see.

 

Don't have any books on me, so wondering how does the signature and work look to the experts.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Henry Wilson]

Hi Junichi

 

That tsuba looks familiar. Either I owned it once or I owned something very similar to it. The motif is of possibly stylised pine trees and water drops (rain or dew) and there seems to be quite a few of them floating around.

I think conventional wisdom would say that it is not a "mainline Yamakichibei" (wouldn't get papers from NBTHK) but could be one of those Edo period workshop jobs. Out of curiosity is there a fold seem in the nakago ana?

 

I am sure there are much more knowledge people lurking who will contact you possibly via PM to either confirm or contradict what I have written.

 

Anyway I hope the information is of interest. It looks very nice and hope that the San Fran show is going well.

[Soshin]

Hi Henry W. and Junichi,

 

Henry I think that it might be the tsuba I purchase from you a while back. It was "pinked" when I submitted it to the NBTHK. Still a really nice tsuba with great iron and I feel it dates from Momoyama Period or early Edo Period. When I sold it on eBay with full disclosure that it failed NBTHK shinsa because of a gimei it went to a collector in the UK. It must have made the trip across ocean again.

[Henry Wilson]

Hi David

 

Yes, I think it is originally a Holbrook tsuba from Grey. It has a nice chocolate brown patina and feels silky in hand.

[kaigunair]

Well, seems to have passed through a number of good hands. Not sure if there is a fold, but will take better macro pics once the show is over. I'm poop'd and its only day 1...

[Henry Wilson]

Junichi

お疲れさま。

The fold might not be there. I could be getting mixed up with another tsuba

[Soshin]

Hi Junichi,

 

Here is the tsuba that Henry sold to me that failed NBTHK shinsa back in 2011. I think it s different tsuba with the same openwork design. I hope this helps.

[kaigunair]

Hmmm, I wonder if the phrase "same same but different" would apply here.

 

I think I see some possible difference in the hill/peninsula of the sukashi, and some variation of the nakago punch marks. If the one I the same, it lost a lower copper insert which is unfortunate....

[Soshin]

Hi Junichi,

 

Would like to see better photos of your new tsuba when you get some free time. The iron looks good. Thank you.

[kaigunair]

Hi David,

 

Will try to get so photos by the weekend in the sunlight. Darn work gets in the way.

 

I guess I misread the post where you attached your website pictures. It seems the one from the show is different than the one you previously submitted? It may still be from the same hand that made yours, given the similarities.

 

Anyhow, will work on getting better pics.

[kaigunair]

As promised, here are some pic under sunlight. Included some of my other references (i.e. has some sort of paper) for comparison:

[kaigunair]

a few more...

[wbt]

David,

I still have the Tsuba you sold me and this is another one. Probably same or similar shop. Looks nice regardless.

 

Regards,

Brent

[Soshin]

Hi Everyone,

 

From looking at all of the additional photos I agree with Brent. Thank you Junichi for taking all of the additional photos.