New F&K opinions

[Mark Green]

Hi Gang

Yup, it's me who knows very little about fittings, but learning more every day.

New F&K set. A bit beat up, but the art seems very nice.

Looks like camelia? Missing 3 of the 4 (coral?) inlays.

In fact, all the art looks to be inlay.

Any ideas? Thanks, Mark G

[Brian]

Nice looking set, although in this late type Edo work, I am hesitant if schools can be given very often and clearly. Sometimes best to just enjoy them for what they are. Unless those coral/stone insets point to some distinctive school.

I wonder if replacing the lost ones would cross the boundary of minimal and necessary restoration and into something too far?

Any thoughts from the kodogu collectors on this?

 

Brian

[Marc BROQUIN]

Hello Mark & Brian,

I am coming back during my summertime upon old posts. And I think I found some valuable info about this particular FK whit those coral insets. When I saw it, I knew I had seen that somewhere. Look at the SARZI-AMADE LIMITED issue named TOSOGU, Treasure of the Samurai, pp.72 & 73. I am not pretending it is this kinko artist but there are some similarities.

Best regards

Marc

[docliss]

Mark B’s resurrection of Mark G’s C19, shibayama fuchi-gashira has prompted me to post the attached images of a similar pair. Ex the Peak and Trower collections, it is inscribed TOMOMASA with kao.

 

Haynes lists this artist as H 09954.0 in his Index …, giving the kao and noting ‘no additional information’. On the other hand, on p. 235c of Kinkō Meikan, the same mei and kao are illustrated as being those of Hasegawa Tomomasa, thus suggesting that Hayne’s two entries, H 09954.0 and H 09952.0, are, in fact, those of a single artist. Hasegawa Tomomasa, the artist of this pair, was a student of Omori Hidetomo and of O. Tomomasa, and was working in Edo ca 1825.

 

John L.

[Mark Green]

Hey, thanks guys, great looking info&stuff.

I have been learning first hand what is involved in making sword fittings. Mostly Tsuba.

Ford, and his gang have hooked me on the steel/iron cutting thing. It is VERY hard work.

Doing it with almost no power tools is beyond hard! But very satisfying.

I'm getting better every day.

 

Thanks again Ford, loving it!

Mark G

[kuromido]

Haynes lists this artist as H 09954.0 in his Index …, giving the kao and noting ‘no additional information’.

 

I keep running across things being quoted or listed in "Haynes". This must be some book or books.

Can anyone tell a newbe more about these books and if they are atainable.

Thanks, PeterD

[John A Stuart]

At the top of the page click "LINKS" and go to 'BOOKS". Any one of those will have the index. John

[kuromido]

Thanks John for the fast response!

PeterD