Tsuba, waves

[andreYes]

Here is my second experience in cleaning tsuba :

 

 

 

 

 

As usual, I have a lot of questions. Here are some of them:

 

1. Any idea about style / school of this tsuba?

2. The carving technique is Takabori?

3. What is the material of zogan: brass, gold? How distinguish these two metals?

 

Thanks for any comments...

[Bungo]

I think you did a great job on the cleaning but personally i would avoid cleaning the brass/copper.

 

milt

[andreYes]

...avoid cleaning the brass/copper.

 

Do you mean the inlay? I didn't clean it, just washed the whole tsuba with water.

[remzy]

Superb job mate, the inlay doesnt look shiny so its perfect. :D

[Bugyotsuji]

Have to agree that looks good. Not too OTT; a lot better than the original.

[Mike]

Hi, very nice tsuba and great cleaning job. I have a shoami tsuba with wheel and Cherry design which has similar waves although almost brass dots are missing, IMHO yours is shoami as well, about mid-edo. Mike

[Brian]

Andrey,

Congrats. That is a great job. I am usually very hesitant in encouraging cleaning jobs on tsuba, as there is just so much that can go wrong in the hands of an amateur. However you seem to have struck the right balance of not overcleaning, not oiling it heavily and not using anything abrasive, and have just removed the surface and active rust. It looks great.

The inlays don't look cleaned besides the soap and water treatment, and you seem to know not to take it further. Great improvement.

 

Brian

[andreYes]

Thanks for good words!

I'm just a beginner in this field, so it's very pleasant for me .

 

Thank you, Mike, for the idea. It seems to me too, that it could be shoami.

[Rich T]

I would have thought Choshu perhaps. That style of carving, and inlay of course is acceptable. I agree, it loosks to be a pretty good job. Well done.

 

Rich