Never ever seen this type of subject matter!!

[drbvac]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... ST#GALLERY

[Stephen]

thanks for the laugh Dr B

[John A Stuart]

It is vintage though. Kind of worth 70 bucks just for the coffee table. John

[Hermes]

Vintage 2008 made in China is my guess, i noticed more and more being sold in Japan like it now, made in the same factory for $2 a day labor i would say, but then again, the workers can live in the factory itself, how nice of the owners.

 

My question to the seller would be, old like in fly years? :lol:

 

James

[Brian]

ITEM: A naked woman's design is a beautiful tsuba

CONDITION: OLD

 

Maybe he means that the woman depicted is old :lol:

 

Brian

[Guido]

In the late nineties a Chinese colleague in Beijing showed me his new lighter in the shape of a mermaid, made of bronze with a coat of clear lacquer. When you pulled back her head, a flame came out of the throat, the nipples (made of red LED's) started blinking, and the communist song "The East Is Red" was played. While I was at a loss of words - looking for a comment that wasn't outright insulting - a German colleague joined us and said: "Well, whatever you might think of the Chinese, they got great taste!", turned around, and left me to deal with laughter that was trying to get out of me like the cork from a champagne bottle.

 

This Tsuba is even worse, but not half as funny.

[Brian]

[drbvac]

Thanks for all the information and based on your vast knowledge and comments I think I will simlpy have to buy this work of art . I figure it is by Art Chan from Shanghai circa 05.

[Bob M.]

Amateur work from Japan ?

From a topic posted before you signed up - sorry if you've already seen it...

Thought to be a fantasy piece from the 1960s/70s - good fun when shown in it's box, bridge side up....

 

Must get around to photographing/posting a few more tsuba .

 

Regards

Bob M.

[drbvac]

TRADE YOU

[remzy]

Tsuberotica?

[John A Stuart]

Actually I think it is just another form of chunga. Lots of okimono have erotic themes, that would be quite shocking for the Victorians and secretly stimulating, though these of course are much later. John

[Bungo]

while " Chinese bashing " seems to be in voque, let's not forget there are a few Chinese/Asian members on this list .

In different races/nationalities there'll always be " weirdo".......like that Austian dude who did the nasties to his own kid.

So let's cool it.

Thank you

 

milt

[Guido]

while " Chinese bashing " seems to be in voque, let's not forget there are a few Chinese/Asian members on this list .

In different races/nationalities there'll always be " weirdo".......like that Austian dude who did the nasties to his own kid.

So let's cool it.

Thank you

 

milt

I *knew* it ...

Actually I wrote a kind of disclaimer after my lighter story, but then decided to erase those lines because it sounded kind of silly. Obviously one can't be silly enough in praying to the almighty God of political correctness .

[Brian]

My boss is Chinese, as are some of my friends, so I'll just say point taken Milt...and I know the comments were directed at the products and not at the nation. We'll be more careful though.

 

Brian