Brian Posted November 28, 2016 Report Posted November 28, 2016 Now Ken (mantisguy) has a gun to buy along with all his tosogu Nice one Piers. Quote
Mantis dude Posted November 28, 2016 Report Posted November 28, 2016 Very cool. I can't afford to keep up with fittings let alone guns, although I do have a nice hat and a few maedate to go along with it. The complete Kamakiri (mantis ) samurai. lol. 3 Quote
Timur Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 Decided to share with you some of my pieces. #1 Kaga tsuba, shakudo, 78 mm 2 Quote
Timur Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 #2 Tiger and Dragon by Watanabe Arichika, 70 mm 2 Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 Timur- those are mind blowing! Thanks for sharing. Quote
Timur Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 Timur- those are mind blowing! Thanks for sharing. Joe, glad you liked ithem! Quote
Brian Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 Those are awesome. But that Kaga.... Quote
Brian Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 Ok...that Motozane....wow!That is very intriguing. What is going on there? And the work is amazing. Quote
Timur Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 #5 Dragons, probably could be attributed to Tsuchiya Yasuchika, 82 mm Quote
Timur Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 Those are awesome. But that Kaga.... What's wrong with that Kaga? Or you just don't like it? Quote
Brian Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 Let me rephrase that....Those are awesome...but that Kaga is just on another level! Love it. Quote
Timur Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 Let me rephrase that.... Those are awesome...but that Kaga is just on another level! Love it. Oh, now I got it. Its one of my favorite Quote
Stephen Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 Yes i love them soft metal but that #4 Hashimoto Masanari, Just wonderful. please send to me on loan....LOL Quote
christianmalterre Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 hmmmmh... Nice stuff here, indeed! Congratulations! really do love this iron one! well done! ! me 1 Quote
Curran Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 Ok...that Motozane....wow! That is very intriguing. What is going on there? And the work is amazing. Agreeing with Brian. As if there wasn't already a lot going on with that tsuba- the shakudo and silver butterflies jointing the two "Panels" is a bit of nice humor. 1 Quote
christianmalterre Posted January 11, 2017 Report Posted January 11, 2017 #4 Hashimoto Masanari, is very certainly one of the very best "modern" (so Edoism) Tsuba i have seen yet! absolutely amazing! just wonderful! my very honest congratulations to you Timur! Christian Quote
Greg F Posted January 11, 2017 Report Posted January 11, 2017 They are just amazing Tsuba Valery! Jaw dropping. Congratulations. Greg Quote
Brian Posted January 11, 2017 Report Posted January 11, 2017 Agreeing with Brian. As if there wasn't already a lot going on with that tsuba- the shakudo and silver butterflies jointing the two "Panels" is a bit of nice humor. Intriguing isn't it? He has deliberately offset some of the features just slightly, and patinated it, to look like a join. Very, very unusual and quite striking. Quote
vajo Posted January 11, 2017 Report Posted January 11, 2017 Wow Timur this is real art. Thanks for sharing. Chris Quote
Timur Posted January 11, 2017 Report Posted January 11, 2017 Thank you guys, you encouraged me to show you some more later on. 1 Quote
Greg F Posted January 11, 2017 Report Posted January 11, 2017 Looking very much forward to it Valery! Greg Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted January 11, 2017 Report Posted January 11, 2017 The motozane looks alive. Really fantastic! Quote
Curran Posted January 11, 2017 Report Posted January 11, 2017 Intriguing isn't it? He has deliberately offset some of the features just slightly, and patinated it, to look like a join. Very, very unusual and quite striking. Yes. Just when I think I'm all about collecting Muromachi or earlier pieces (sometimes a Momoyama one, or a Kunitomo/Hazama)- A gent comes along and shows me a late Edo piece that makes me go "Wow!". I'm also a big fan of Tsuchiya Yasuchika, and he is right that the tsuba does look like his style. But he usually signed his pieces, even though sometimes in atypical places. 1 Quote
kissakai Posted January 12, 2017 Report Posted January 12, 2017 Hi Curran I hope it all works out for you in 2017 I have deliberated about adding this modern tsuba by Kevin Adams but it really stands out in my cabinet - I have a few higher class tosogu but this is still a favourite I have a few of Kevins tsuba and one of Marcus but I believe this is one of his very best He described is as such: A study of an Akasaka tsuba in Sasano's "Early Japanese Sword Guards". described as "four seasons", but perhaps is closer to the "Four Gentlemen" theme. The challenge with the original is that the plants are plum blossom/bamboo/maple/Iris, while the traditional Four Gentlemen theme is plum blossom/bamboo/chrysanthemum/Iris. I pushed the design a bit further than on the original as Akasaka work typically includes a bit of kebori carving to establish shapes and such, but deep sculptural carving isn't usually seen. The tsuba was shown in two separate shows. The first was my solo show "Stories in Steel", which was hung at a local gallery in Toronto. The second was a multi-disciplinary exhibit ("Solace") at another Toronto gallery. Grev 3 Quote
Brian Posted January 12, 2017 Report Posted January 12, 2017 I can definitely see why you enjoy it so much. These guys have so much talent. Quote
Timur Posted January 12, 2017 Report Posted January 12, 2017 Decided to show 3 somehow unusual pieces. #1 Lotus leaf, probably Kinai? 96 mm 1 Quote
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