WTB or trade for anything Kano Natsuo

masakatsu · January 15, 2021

Hello All,

I am interested in buying, or trading for, anything Kano Natsuo related. I have some VERY nice fittings that could be included in trade. Particularly interested in tsuka or saya fittings, habaki, kogatana, kiseru, kakejiku and kagamibuta. Please contact me if you have something that might be of interest.

Matt

masakatsu · March 21, 2021

Bump

masakatsu · June 24, 2021

Bump

Shugyosha · June 24, 2021

Hi Matt,

Have you seen this?

https://yuhindo.com/kano-natsuo-mirror-menuki/

masakatsu · July 5, 2021

Hi John,

Yes, I am aware of that listing, thank you very much. I'll be very happy if I can swing that set before it's gone.

masakatsu · August 7, 2021

bump

kyushukairu · August 9, 2021

Those Natsuo mirror menuki are incredible. Do you know much were they sold for?

Shugyosha · August 9, 2021

No, it wasn't listed - the buyer was requested to enquire as to the price.

masakatsu · September 14, 2021

bump

Shugyosha · November 3, 2021

Hi Matt,

Set of menuki here:

https://ginzaseikodo.com/en/product/fittings/natsuomenuki/

SteveM · November 3, 2021

I thought the description must be mistaken. It doesn't look like a squid (more like a mussel). But it is actually the cuttlebone and the beak of the squid. Very unusual theme, I think.

I can't quite make out who did the hakogaki. Anyway, if you are looking for a Natsuo piece and you don't jump at this one, you may be waiting a long time for another opportunity like this to arise.

(↑Said without any consideration of price...but if you are in the market for a Natsuo item you probably already have an idea that you will be paying a lot of money.)

masakatsu · November 10, 2021

Yes, this is a fantastic set and definitely under consideration. Hakogaki is from his son Akio.

masakatsu · May 2, 2022

Bump, still looking!

SteveM · May 2, 2022

Maybe not your cup of tea

https://samuraigallery.com/2020/06/19/kanonatsuo_kiku/

masakatsu · May 29, 2022

Thank you Steve. Yeah, not really my favorite set, and haven't gotten much details on this set. I much prefer this:

第27回重要刀装具寿老図目貫加納夏雄 (samuraigallery.com)

masakatsu · August 1, 2022

Bump

masakatsu · November 22, 2022

Bump

terminus · December 5, 2022

Not sure if someone bought it yet but Mike Y. had a kozuka with a bird and bamboo by Natsuo he was selling.

SteveM · April 22, 2023

@masakatsu Two recent listings on Japanese Yahoo Auction for ~~nitokoromono~~ futatokoromono from Kano. Slightly unusual to see futatokoromono in the first place, but highly unusual to see two from Kano appearing near simultaneously. Perhaps just recently entered the market from someone's collection? As usual, online auctions attract suspicion, but they caught my eye and I thought you might want to take a look.

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/j1087655473 Kanzan hakogaki of Spring of 1972

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r1081636638 Kanzan hakogaki of Summer 1974.

Edit: On closer look, these items are almost exactly the same. Same design, same mei, but slight differences in the tagane marks around the nakago-ana. Also the mei on the kozuka is different. Anyway, now I've become very suspicious of these. They do not look like great Kano works. They are circulating around auction sites. I'm also finding other, equally questionable Kano works available at auction from one of these same sellers.

Edit #2: A friend reminds me the proper name for the set of two is futatokoromono, not "nitokoromono". Now corrected.