peterd Posted October 8, 2016 Report Posted October 8, 2016 Hi guys. Is there a name for this style. Any school favour this style or any period ? All comments welcome Thanks. 1 Quote
Fuuten Posted October 8, 2016 Report Posted October 8, 2016 I'm sorry, i can't help you. However that appears to be one nice tsuba! 1 Quote
Brian Posted October 9, 2016 Report Posted October 9, 2016 How odd. And skillful. Do the sukashi go right through? Looks more like an example of what he could do than an actual working tsuba. Stunning, but odd Quote
ROKUJURO Posted October 9, 2016 Report Posted October 9, 2016 Peter,a very nicely executed TSUBA!Key fret and basket-weave pattern in seemingly good quality! Do some internet research with these keywords, there are some TSUBA to look at and to compare! (http://www.nihonto.com.au/html/tsu232_shakudo_basket_weave_ts.html and others) Quote
Greg F Posted October 10, 2016 Report Posted October 10, 2016 Nice and interesting Tsuba Peter. Like Brian I would also like to know if the Sukashi is all way through? More pics maybe? Cheers. Greg Quote
peterd Posted October 10, 2016 Author Report Posted October 10, 2016 Sorry Brian do not understand sukashi (open work) heres some better pictures, hope they help Quote
Geraint Posted October 11, 2016 Report Posted October 11, 2016 Dear Peter, I think we were assuming that the key fret was sukashi but clearly it is not. Nice tsuba! All the best. Quote
Alan Morton Posted October 12, 2016 Report Posted October 12, 2016 This raised or chased pattern of the Manji character is very similar to the pattern that Ford was demonstrating on his site and his Facebook page about a month ago Alan Quote
Ian Posted October 13, 2016 Report Posted October 13, 2016 Hi Peter The 'key fret' design is called Sayagata. If you Google it, you will find out more. Quote
peterd Posted October 13, 2016 Author Report Posted October 13, 2016 Thanks to everyone for looking. I have looked through all my books on collections and a lot of auction catalogues, did not find anything similar.The closest i came, maybe same school. Just maybe Quote
ROKUJURO Posted October 13, 2016 Report Posted October 13, 2016 http://www.nihonto.com.au/html/tsu232_shakudo_basket_weave_ts.htmlhttp://ricecracker.com/inventory/822_tsuba_higo_basketweave/822_tsuba_basketweave.htmlhttp://www.japanesesword.com/Images/Fittings/808fittings/808f1/iron_fuchi.htm Quote
kissakai Posted October 13, 2016 Report Posted October 13, 2016 Hi Peter, It raises so many queries The interaction between the basket weave and keyfret patern Then the differing colours and the way the zig zag has been created I hope someone can put me out of my misery with some answers/ideas I hate to just drop it into the Shoami bucket It maybe just a very late tsuba created by someone who could! Quote
Greg F Posted October 14, 2016 Report Posted October 14, 2016 Hello Peter, It seems to me your Tsuba and the example you've shown are as Brian suggested that it could be showing examples of what they can do. Would love to see similar Tsuba thats carved all way through (sukashi) with the same fine details. Cheers. Greg Quote
Brian Posted October 14, 2016 Report Posted October 14, 2016 Not everything has a school or style. Sometimes they are just a tsuba 4 Quote
Geraint Posted October 29, 2016 Report Posted October 29, 2016 Hi All. Just come across this and thought you might like to see it if you haven't already. http://www.samuraisword.com/nihonto_c/Hozon/Jumyo/index.htm I wonder if they were associated at one time? Just in case you miss it, scroll down for the description of the koshirae and the signature of the artist on the fuchi. All the best. Quote
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