Amazing work

[Stephen]

Which I assumed was contemporary.

Seller states over 300 years old.

Your take ??

 

https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/x776751862

[Geraint]

Dear Stephen.

 

Love it!  

 

All the best.

[vajo]

Wow, that was a lot of work.

[JH Lee]

And I thought a person would go blind or insane or both while doing nanako work.  Wow.

[Ooitame]

Very interesting, tsuba, thanks for the link. Also not sure about the age.

[Stephen]

Anyone who can read the papers care to give us some info?

[Ray Singer]

4 hours ago, Stephen said:

Anyone who can read the papers care to give us some info?

 

Mumei Hirado.

[Stephen]

Tks Ray Ray. Any indication on when it's made?

[DTM72]

Wow. Absolutely beautiful.

[Bugyotsuji]

In the detailed description Stephen, it says roughly 300 year-old Hizen Hirado work.

肥前国は海外との貿易が盛んだった事から異国風の鍔、刀装具が作られ大いに流行しましたが、本作は平戸の出来栄え/保存状態ともに完璧と言っても過言でないほどの素晴らしき名品であります！
　
約300年程経過している本作ですが、目立った傷みはなく、大切にされてきたことが作品からわかります。

[Stephen]

Yes bugs in the discription...was wondering if same in origami

[Bugyotsuji]

17 minutes ago, Stephen said:

Yes bugs in the discription...was wondering if same in origami

No, nothing in the Origami concerning age.

[Stephen]

Thank you sir

[Fuuten]

I would assume various motifs as on this tsuba  would make the work creating it a lot less tedious than just the perfect nanako.

[Fuuten]

On 4/19/2021 at 4:37 PM, JH Lee said:

And I thought a person would go blind or insane or both while doing nanako work.  Wow.

I would assume various motifs as on this tsuba  would make the work creating it a lot less tedious than just the perfect nanako.

[Curran]

I'd hazard a semi educated guess that it is 200 to 300 years old.

[Stephen]

Sold for amazing price!

[vajo]

I want to show to picture here bevore it is gone on yahoo.

 

 

sold price 377.000 Yen ( $3492 )