Tsuba looking for info

[Julian]

hello everyone im looking for the school of my tsuba,it is Higo school ?

thanks 

Stay Safe 

[Julian]

i found a similar tsuba on the web ..the seller say Edo Myochin Tsuba 

here the picture of the tsuba and a link about Myochin tsuba  Myochin Tsuba (shibuiswords.com)

do you think its similar

thanks for your time 

 

[Japan2112]

Well, not Higo. The Edo Myochin used a mokume gitae iron technique of which your tsuba is reminiscent of,  but is much more pronounced making me think of something modern. The Edo Myochin focused on their plate and not so much on carving decoration, and so I feel that it neither Higo or Myochin. 

[Julian]

thanks Mark 

i only have 3 tsuba book and nothing near that 

thanks for your expertise i am new in Tosogu and i try learning more now

Merci  

[MauroP]

A deeply irregular surface (ōtotsu - 凹凸) is quite common in Sanada Tenpō, Myōchin and Shōami (of course..).  Your tsuba is not typical of one of the above schools, but does't looks modern to me, maybe late Edo.

[Spartancrest]

There is an almost identical guard here on Jauce,  https://www.jauce.com/auction/q429219730

Julien the identical placement of the tagane-ato punch marks is a very worrying sign - makes it very likely to be a copied fake.

There is no doubt in my mind that both examples are copies at best - mass produced copies at worst.

 

[Julian]

wow thanks you everyone very appreciated 

Best Regards 

Stay Safe

[Geraint]

Dear Julien.

 

Just to add to the list, here's one currently offered on Ebay.https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/World-Armor-Antique-DAIMYOU?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

 

 

If it were not for this post I have to say that this design would have fooled me, not that that says very much.

 

All the best.

[Spartancrest]

Geraint you are certainly right, one on it's own is a maybe - three all with the same imprints around the nakago-ana  that is definitely a series of fakes, darn good fakes at that. What are the chances though that they all turn up on the same week? The small amounts of 'gilding' are not identical so they are three individual pieces, not doubling up as sometimes happens when a dealer sells on two sites at once. Is it worth telling Diamyou54eb that he is selling a fake?

[Spartancrest]

As an up-date the example from Jauce  -  https://www.jauce.com/auction/q429219730 - took someone to the cleaners for 25,555 yen or close to $250 USD. + Fees.