Saga Kaneie

[Shirogitsune]

[John A Stuart]

I moved this here from 'guidelines' and wonder 'name required' what is your query or sharing about. John

[Brian]

If I remember the old forum days and also the eBay handle, this is Dr P. Fellman?
If so, good to have you here. Let us know how we can assist.

[MauroP]

It's a test, something like "find the intruder"?

(the moon has eyes and mouth)

[Jean]

Yes, he is Brian, I have added his name for signature

[Shirogitsune]

Hi All,

 

Yes, some idiot appears to have punched a face on the moon.  Probably a GI who had it before it went back to Japan.  Nobody who put the effort necessary to do the super-fine inlays would have done anything as gauche as punch a face on the moon.  What I was curious about was first, whether the reference example was also a Saga piece, and then if there are any original   Kaneie pieces in this particular shape.  I'm also a bit puzzled by the mixed metal inlay, which is reminiscent of Nara or Mito.  It seems that it might have been better to do everything but the moon in iron.  It's also quite a bit thinner at the nakago ana, getting wider by almost 100% at the mimi, something I haven't seen in Saga Kaneie before.  It's certainly a Kaneie design but in many respects it resembles mid-Edo mito work.

 

Cheers,

 

Phil