tsuba with overlay

[roger dundas]

Following on the conversation re the iron tsuba with an overlaid water dragon carving here are 3 others also with what might be overlay of different themes and metals- and are the iron figures in high relief also shaped separately and attached by welding? They look as if they have been but I just haven't any experience about this technique.

 

1. Zhang Guolao- one of eight Taoist immortals (the vendor told me back in 2011)…...67 x 64 x4 mm but only 2.4mm at edge.

 2 Shiba Onko- Chinese Statesman of Tsung dynasty(11th century). As a boy he saved a young friend from drowning by smashing the porcelain jar his friend had fallen into, letting the water out.(again the vendor told me)...67 x 62 x 4 mm.

3Frog and parasol- a theme used to farewell travelling friends etc and as a good luck wish  (the vendor etc.)..86 x 79 x 4 mm

 

Roger Dundas

[roger dundas]

Sorry about the picture sequence- we just can't seem to get it in the right order. Our directions go unheeded. We (my wife and I) won't be sending multiples again.Talk about the blind leading/misleading the blind- quite a joke in truth.

Roger d.

[vajo]

Hi Roger, these a "normal" Edo iron motif tsuba. Nothing special but nice.

I like the last one in the row.

 

Best

 

Chris

[Steves87]

Yeah, the last one I quite like also!

[Ken-Hawaii]

Roger, do a search on Fukabori & Minobori carving techniques.

[roger dundas]

Once again thank you for your comments.

Ken , I am absolutely hopeless re getting and posting the pics- but do I need to tell you that ? But I can type with a couple of fingers, my wife does the pics and the posting of same. I can post the typed stuff. I have maybe 6 or 7 tsuba still you might like to see ,nothing to thrill but hopefully to interest.

As to where these tsuba stand as examples per se I welcome Chris' and all remarks.

Again thanks,

Roger