Timur Posted January 23, 2017 Report Posted January 23, 2017 Hi, this mei on my tsuba appeared to be a tough task. Could anybody help me with that? The name seems to be on the right side and I believe that the second kanji is 々 - odoriji, doubling the previous kanji. It did not help me a lot though. Quote
Greg F Posted January 23, 2017 Report Posted January 23, 2017 Hello Valery, i dont know about the mei sorry but i find the Tsuba interesting. Do you know what the design is? Reminds me of something blowing in the wind. Is it possible to see the other side. You have quite the Tsuba collection. All the best. Greg Quote
Timur Posted January 23, 2017 Author Report Posted January 23, 2017 On 1/23/2017 at 1:31 PM, Greg F said: Is it possible to see the other side. You have quite the Tsuba collection. All the best. Greg Greg, I think Jean got me I wanted to show another side when I got the answer. Hope you will like it. Quote
Brian Posted January 23, 2017 Report Posted January 23, 2017 Valery, as Greg said, you certainly have a varied and excellent collection, with very unusual examples. You have good tastes Quote
Timur Posted January 23, 2017 Author Report Posted January 23, 2017 On 1/23/2017 at 4:55 PM, Brian said: Valery, as Greg said, you certainly have a varied and excellent collection, with very unusual examples. You have good tastes Brian, Greg, thank you! Good taste is always a bonus helping to build a good collection. Quote
peterd Posted January 23, 2017 Report Posted January 23, 2017 Hi Valery. i think its signed by Tomotsune 3 Quote
Timur Posted January 23, 2017 Author Report Posted January 23, 2017 Bingo! Definitely it is! Thank you, Peter! Quote
Timur Posted January 23, 2017 Author Report Posted January 23, 2017 And yes, here comes another side. 2 Quote
SAS Posted January 23, 2017 Report Posted January 23, 2017 Wow, the artist that did that one must have eaten some funny mushrooms! That is quite unique! Quote
Brian Posted January 24, 2017 Report Posted January 24, 2017 I actually have NO idea what to say about that. This is truly a case of WTF? :laughing: Oh wow....that is certainly unique. Ford! Where are you mate? Really want your input here How utterly bizarre. Quote
Blagoy Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 Wow the design is something you do not see everyday. It remind me of some Kawanabe Kyōsai woodblock print and I like freaky art. You have very nice collection Валерий Quote
SteveM Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 ↑ Close - but that gave me a good clue. These particular figures appear in the "Night Parade of 100 Demons". They represent unused or thrown away items/tools that have been turned into monsters. The standing one is a discarded biwa (lute or guitar-like instrument), and the crawling one is a discarded koto. http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/YoukaiGazouCard/U426_nichibunken_0054_0003_0000.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyakki_Yagy%C5%8D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_(instrument) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biwa 1 Quote
Timur Posted January 25, 2017 Author Report Posted January 25, 2017 On 1/25/2017 at 7:37 AM, Blagoy Kirilov said: Wow the design is something you do not see everyday. It remind me of some Kawanabe Kyōsai woodblock print and I like freaky art. You have very nice collection Валерий Благодаря Благой! Quote
Timur Posted January 25, 2017 Author Report Posted January 25, 2017 Steve, you are absolutely right. Such demons - bakemono are quite popular in netsuke - my first love in Japanese art. Famous Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎 駿) used them quite often in his animations. Quote
Brian Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 Fantastic! And brilliantly spotted Steve. Quote
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