tokashikibob Posted December 28, 2016 Report Posted December 28, 2016 Gentlemen, A friend of mine is offering this tsuba to me for $150 hard earned bucks. I am far from being tsuba expert but I like the look of it; but not sure of the rough look of the metal and if that is the way it is suppose to look. Buy or Pass? Best Regards, Bob Quote
Grey Doffin Posted December 28, 2016 Report Posted December 28, 2016 Quality is mediocre at best and condition is bad; like Curran said. Grey Quote
tokashikibob Posted December 28, 2016 Author Report Posted December 28, 2016 Ok, not a beauty queen but wanted to make sure as I never think the Kaneiye and Nobuie pieces look special and they are considered the best. Do you guys think it was in a fire and that is the cause of the rough look to the metal? Thanks again for your opinions! Bob Quote
ROKUJURO Posted December 28, 2016 Report Posted December 28, 2016 Bob,if it had been in a fire, the soft metal TAKA ZOGAN would have been lost. The main problem remains in the questionable quality of the plate, even if it could be cleaned and restored. In my eyes, the design is simple, but not bad. Quote
tokashikibob Posted December 28, 2016 Author Report Posted December 28, 2016 Jean, I was thinking that too; that it should have melted. I'll take a pass on it (unless he can get it for $50 off the flea market table)! Quote
Curran Posted December 28, 2016 Report Posted December 28, 2016 I should have refrained from posting before. I came back to delete it, but too late. "Ugh" was crude, yet honest response before morning coffee. I never understood the appreciation for Kaneiye until seeing more than a dozen as one of the displays at the DTI. Now I understand. I just don't have the ease of funds to afford them. On the affordable end, I've owned some exceptionally nice tsuba for $200-$250 I sold a nice one to NJ for that amount when/while paying off my Jinbei purchase. That Jibei cost more than the value of the old small Jaguar I drive, so you might say my priorities are screwed up. Save your money and buy one of those good yet affordable tsuba in the $200+ range. 1 Quote
Stephen Posted December 28, 2016 Report Posted December 28, 2016 more like 10 dollar coaster sorry 1 Quote
SAS Posted December 28, 2016 Report Posted December 28, 2016 Looks like deep corrosion to me, a questionable purchase even at 1/3 the price. Quote
Geraint Posted December 29, 2016 Report Posted December 29, 2016 "Step away from the tsuba, hands behind your back and step away!" All the best Quote
Curran Posted December 29, 2016 Report Posted December 29, 2016 Hoahn has this beautiful one up for $112. [tsuba #2] http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/21312-two-tsuba-and-a-kozuka/ The gold plugwork alone costs about $250. While he is right that it would probably paper to Shoami, it also does feel somewhat Sado Island or northern Japan. I find it a nice tsuba and very much a bargain to anything else I am seeing in Japan or on the web right now. Maybe, just maybe, if eBay is fished long enough- a better bargain can be found. 1 Quote
Stephen Posted December 29, 2016 Report Posted December 29, 2016 http://www.ebay.com/itm/1700s-Japanese-Samurai-Antique-Tsuba-iron-wakizashi-/152373701956?hash=item237a2e2d44:g:PyUAAOSw9GhYZGEc Quote
Jean Posted December 29, 2016 Report Posted December 29, 2016 In two words: topic title should be "by pass" Quote
Brian Posted December 29, 2016 Report Posted December 29, 2016 That may well win the "ugliest tsuba of 2016" award Something very bad happened to that...if it is even real and not cast. Poor tsuba. Quote
tokashikibob Posted December 30, 2016 Author Report Posted December 30, 2016 Man you are good Stephen! Damn, he's got it cheaper on Ebay! Quote
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