kyushukairu Posted March 5, 2019 Report Posted March 5, 2019 Reposting as it seems my original post has been deleted.The Musashi tsuba and Kamon menuki have now been sold. Heianjo, iron tsuba (75x68mm) £160 Kiku-gata, cross-hatch, iron tsuba (79x65mm) £140 Peonie, shakudo tsuba (75x70mm) £200 Chrysanthemum sukashi iron tsuba (78x78mm) £180 Plain iron, Satsuma-style tsuba (69x60mm) and fuchigashira £160 Daisho kikugata, shakudo (79x65 and 64x61mm) £250 Silver wave tsuba (51x47mm) £280 Arrow themed tanto tsuka £250 Kind regards,Kyle Quote
kyushukairu Posted March 8, 2019 Author Report Posted March 8, 2019 If you would like any further images, please don't hesitate to ask! Quote
pgsmith Posted March 12, 2019 Report Posted March 12, 2019 Received the kamon menuki this weekend. They were well padded (took me some effort to extract them from their nest!), and look even better in person than I had hoped! Thanks Kyle! Paul 1 Quote
Tigerinbamboo Posted March 16, 2019 Report Posted March 16, 2019 Hi, Kyle. I am new here. I am interested in the 2 items on red cloth. Are they the same item? It looks like Jingu Kogo? Kathi D Quote
Tigerinbamboo Posted March 16, 2019 Report Posted March 16, 2019 I think both pictures are the "arrow themed tanto tsuka? The fushi appears to be Takenouchi Sukune. Kathi D Quote
kyushukairu Posted March 16, 2019 Author Report Posted March 16, 2019 Thanks Paul! I'm glad you are happy with the menuki and appreciate the feedback!Hello Kathi, yes they are the same item. I've tried to depict the kashira in the first picture and the rest of the tsuka in the second. I think you may be right about the theme as the male figure (Takenouchi Sukune) appears to be cradling a child (Ojin). Quote
kyushukairu Posted March 18, 2019 Author Report Posted March 18, 2019 Tsuka now sold. Kathi also identified the theme as the goddess Benzaiten appearing to Minamoto Yorimitsu in a dream and presenting him with a special bow and arrow Quote
Tigerinbamboo Posted April 11, 2019 Report Posted April 11, 2019 Hi, Kyle I received the tsuka. Very nice! The fushi is even better in person than in the photos! Cheers! Kathi D Quote
kyushukairu Posted April 17, 2019 Author Report Posted April 17, 2019 Many thanks Kathi! I'm glad you're happy with it Interestingly, I found a very similar tsuba to the chrysanthemum sukashi tsuba which I've listed, attributed to Ko-Hagi (which I think dates it to late Muromachi) Quote
kissakai Posted April 17, 2019 Report Posted April 17, 2019 This is mine which is similar to both tsuba It was described as Choshu Grev Quote
kyushukairu Posted April 17, 2019 Author Report Posted April 17, 2019 Nice Grev. Hagi is in Choshu, but I've read that work referred to as 'Ko Hagi' was done by smiths who were invited from Kyoto, and who had no affiliation with later Choshu smiths. Quote
Blazeaglory Posted April 22, 2019 Report Posted April 22, 2019 Hello. Are these the correct measurements for this tsuba? Thanks Silver wave tsuba (51x47mm) £280 Quote
kyushukairu Posted April 23, 2019 Author Report Posted April 23, 2019 Yes Dwain, it is a tanto sized tsuba. It's also about 4mm thick, and the nakago hitsu ana is 23mm x7mm, though it could be made to fit a wider blade if you were to remove the sekigane. Quote
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