Real Or Fake

[peterd]

Hi guys

 

Hope to get your opinions on this tsuba although you would probably need it in hand to give a fair opinion.

 

I bought it on a sword from ninhonto.com. The tsuba is described as copper in the shape of a crane, lacquered brown. I've also shown kozuka which is also lacquered.

 

Many thanks

 

Pete 

[paulb]

Hi Peter

Fred is an extremely knowledgeable and highly regarded dealer (certainly by me) and I think I would put a lot of faith in his opinion. what did he say about it in the description?

Regards

Paul

[peterd]

Hi Paul

Word for word . Tsuba is copper in the shape of a crane. It has been lacquered brown to match the rest of the fittings

[paulb]

hmm not too much help, but perhaps with the lacquer there is not much else to tell.

Have you asked his opinion? or is your quote from his  sales description?

I am guessing once you have a sbstantial layer of lacquer over the metal it becomes incredibly difficult to know what is underneath. Maybe Ford can offer some guidance.

good luck

Paul

[Brian]

Looks like modern work to me, but would like to hear from Ford on this one.

[peterd]

Hi Paul

Yes from sales description.

Purchased over 10 years ago so he is not going to remember.

Just hoping for some opinions.

Thanks for your efforts Paul and Brian

 

Pete

[Thierry BERNARD]

Modern work

[Bazza]

I agree modern work, and IMHO not lacquered, but a nice patina.  Also has been filed "recently" - see fresh metal inside nakago ana.

 

BaZZa.

[Ford Hallam]

Nothing for me to add. :-) Modern work, quite tidy but probably not lacquered merely patinated very cleanly. If it was lacquered you'd see the layers on the edge of the nakago-ana where there is fresh filing, as Barry points out.

 

I wonder if it might simply have been spray painted though....a bit of automotive repair work to match the other patinated metal fittings. The colour does look very 'plastic'