Some More Tsuba For Sale

[Leporello]

Dear members,

 

again some more tsuba for sale ...

 

I´ll try to describe the items as honestly as possible. If you have any questions about the items, please don´t hesitate to ask. My knowledge about these items is limited and therefore the descriptions do only reflect my personal opinion. So I´d be glad to read your opinions, to improve the descriptions.

 

Donation goes to the board for every purchase!

Discount will be given for any multiple purchase.

I also will take any fair offers into consideration!!!

Buyer pays individual paypal fees.

 

Shipping costs:

Germany       8$

Europe        12$

Worldwide   20$

 

 

Now for the items:

 

 

#6. Large Mokko Tsuba: 280 $

 

- 83 x 76,5 x 3,8 mm 

- very good condition, dark chocolate patina, nice carving

 

 

 

#7. Old Shoami Wakizashi Tsuba: 220 $

 

- 74 x 71 x 4,5 mm

- very smooth surface, good iron, very dark patina, layer construction (one small separation at the rim)

 

 

 

#8. Nishigaki Kanshiro Tsuba: 1300 $

 

- 79 x 76 x 5,1 mm

- good condition, smooth dark glossy patina, visible layer constrution, nakago ana follows design, first Kanshiro!?

- ideal candidate for shinsa!

 

 

 

#9. Kishu ju Teimei (Sadanaga) Tsuba: 450 $

 

- 75 x 73 x 6,8 mm

- very thick, good condition, typical rough surface and dark patina

- signed, typical Teimei design ´Wachigai´

- candidate for shinsa

 

[Leporello]

... and some more ...

 

 

#10: Large Tosho Tsuba: 330 $

 

- 83 x 81 x 3,2(center) - 3,6(rim) mm (largest diameter 85 mm!)

- good condition, Muromachi - early Edo, slightly tapering thin plate, dark greyish patina

 

 

 

#11: Very fine small old Heianjo/Yoshiro Tsuba: 250 $

 

- 64 x 60 x 4 mm

- very fine complicated inlay (partly missing), smooth dark patina, very good iron

 

 

 

#12: Unusual Tempo? Tsuba: 280 $

 

- 71 x 61 x 4 - 5 mm

- very good smooth iron, great dark patina - one of the best Tempo, I´ve ever seen!

 

 

 

#13: Choshu Tsuba: 300 $

 

- 73 x 69 x 4,5 mm

- fine complicated carving, zogan, dark patina

 

[Higo-san]

That Teimei tsuba is a steal... some of these sold at a Van Ham auction in Germany two years ago for approximately EUR 750 to EUR 1400 per piece...

[Leporello]

Thanks, Chris!

 

I didn´t notice this price trend on Teimei tsuba. So you think, I´m too cheap?  

Btw: There is no discolouration at the Teimei, it´s only a matter of illumination!

[roger dundas]

Here we are at July 13, 2020 and I have had the real pleasure of dealing with Tom/Leporello for two of the above Nos. 10 & 11 plus a fine tsuba from January 2020, 'Kaneie marked but also having 3 sword cuts/battle scars on the mimi .

  Initially it was the Heianjo Yoshiro tsuba I came for (belatedly) but I couldn't help myself. Bazza put me on track in my search for a tsuba with this particular brass inlay, so I have two members to thank plus a further kindness by Tom. Barry has always been generous in helping me let me say.

The mail service between Germany and Australia struggles a bit but we got there in the end.

Roger j