Spartancrest Posted June 27, 2021 Report Posted June 27, 2021 I spent the day going to a well known market here in Tassie - Evandale near Launceston - not much there really but just by chance I visited a little Antique shop in the town - and hit the Jackpot! I haven't found a tsuba in an actual Antique shop in nearly forty years, but today I found a genuine shakudo piece with gold chrysanthemums on both sides. Have a guess what I had to pay - [no it is not cast, don't even go there ] 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted June 27, 2021 Author Report Posted June 27, 2021 Sorry I meant to put the dimensions = 75mm x 70mm x 4.5mm There is some wear on the flower heads. Quote
paulb Posted June 27, 2021 Report Posted June 27, 2021 Dale not in any way disagreeing with you but as a non fittings person I was intrigued by your statement about it not being cast. As I often struggle to determine whether something is or isn't cast (there are some very good castings about) I was wondering what particular characteristic's made you so sure? thanks Paul Quote
Spartancrest Posted June 27, 2021 Author Report Posted June 27, 2021 Paul Having it in hand it is easy to see the tool work around the seppa-dai and the weight and colour [something that often does not come across well in pictures] I have noticed in the past some people dismiss a lot of images as being castings, so it was more of a heads up that it isn't - don't worry seen many that are, even bought a few! Quote
MauroP Posted June 27, 2021 Report Posted June 27, 2021 Hi Dale, a fair example of ko-kinkō, I think. If you got it for a bargain price, you can put the saved money in a submission to shinsa... 1 1 Quote
PietroParis Posted June 27, 2021 Report Posted June 27, 2021 On 6/27/2021 at 8:40 AM, Spartancrest said: Have a guess what I had to pay Expand Since you appear to be quite proud of the price you paid, it must have been a bargain. 50 AUD? 1 Quote
ChrisW Posted June 27, 2021 Report Posted June 27, 2021 Great find! Its a shame we all aren't as lucky as this. Definitely worth shinsa. 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted June 27, 2021 Author Report Posted June 27, 2021 Thank you all, Pietro is not far off the mark - It cost me $75 AUD. Plus no shipping which is very unusual. It was bought on a Sunday from a little old lady in a country village, who was surprised anyone would pay so much for an old piece of metal - sounds like a fairytale For those who haven't seen this particular fairytale take a few minutes to read this wonderful nostalgic story. http://www.tsukamaki.net/PDF/gary_montgomery01.pdf 4 Quote
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