docliss Posted June 29, 2015 Report Posted June 29, 2015 I wonder how many of our older NMB members remember this beautiful daishō pair of tsuba, purchased from ebay in 2007. Rendered in hiiro-do, each features a bat, depicted in high relief shakudō, with tiny, inlaid golden eyes. The reverse is a continuation of the textured, stone cave theme. Both tsuba are inscribed NAOTOSHI (H 06821.0), with the left angulation of the final stroke of the 'toshi' kanji that is a characteristic of the Hamano artist. The dai tsuba measures 6.9 cm - 6.8 cm, the shō tsuba 6.8 cm - 6.5 cm. They are presented in a custom made kiri box with a hakogaki 'Hamano Naotoshi hiiro-do colour tsuba'. Hamano Naotoshi was a student of H. Naoyuki, and worked in Edo ca 1850. John L. 1 Quote
Brian Posted June 29, 2015 Report Posted June 29, 2015 Stunning work. Would love to hear from Ford how this technique was accomplished. Brian Quote
docliss Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Posted June 29, 2015 Attached is a link to previous postings by Ian B and Ford H regarding the hiiro-do technique: http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/1724-intriguing-daisho-tsuba-set-on-ebay/?hl=%2Bhamano+%2Bnaotoshi&do=findComment&comment=13460 John L. Quote
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