KimN Posted March 10, 2016 Report Posted March 10, 2016 My mother has a couple of tsuba that she picked up in antique store in Tokyo many decades ago. Any thoughts on school/period? Quote
hxv Posted March 10, 2016 Report Posted March 10, 2016 The tsuba on the left looks real but is in very poor condition. The tsuba on the right looks like a cast reproduction. Hoanh Quote
KimN Posted March 10, 2016 Author Report Posted March 10, 2016 No fire while she owned it! What is it about the one on the right that suggests reproduction? Quote
hxv Posted March 10, 2016 Report Posted March 10, 2016 The lack of sharpness/definition of the carvings, and the signature. A chiseled signature looks sharp, while the signature on the tsuba on the right looks like impression from a mould. Ditto for the carvings. You can probably see more signs if you look carefully inside the nakago ana. Hoanh Quote
Kurikata Posted March 10, 2016 Report Posted March 10, 2016 http://www.ebay.com/itm/EDO-PERIOD-TSUBA-WITH-SAMURAI-FAMILY-CREST-DESIGN-fuchi-kashira-katana-samurai-/401085820811?hash=item5d6293ef8b:g:7bMAAOSwvgdW4PKL Just to compare....... Quote
KimN Posted March 10, 2016 Author Report Posted March 10, 2016 Wow, Kurikata, that is almost exactly the same but in much better condition. And is that eBay description accurate? Quote
KimN Posted March 10, 2016 Author Report Posted March 10, 2016 Or not quite exactly the same. One of the decorative features around the outside is different. Stephen, there would have been plenty of opportunity for anything in Tokyo during WWII to be in a fire. 1 Quote
Stephen Posted March 10, 2016 Report Posted March 10, 2016 yes im sure ,,,it looks cast as well see casting hole at high noon Quote
Kurikata Posted March 10, 2016 Report Posted March 10, 2016 another exemple: http://www.nihonto.us/SHOAMI%20MON%20SUKASHI%20TSUBA.htm You have only to type: Mon Sukashi Tsuba in Google or Bing to see excellent exemples with very accurate descriptions Quote
Rivkin Posted March 10, 2016 Report Posted March 10, 2016 My personal experience with non-specialized antique stores in Tokyo is Very mixed at best. The prices are typically in Tokyo retail category, while the quality is very much substandard to any semi-decent sword shop. Many unsophisticated fakes/replicas as well. Tokyo+ large antique fair is a particular waste of time. There are some bargains, but they tend to come from other places. For example, smallish dealers, sometimes more provincial, who move stuff quickly from the general public. Quote
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