cju777 Posted February 22, 2022 Report Posted February 22, 2022 Thanks to @Stephen @kissakai @christianmalterre for the December fundraiser, I a now has a tsuba collection! I really enjoy the mix of types, added to the tiger one I had previously due to a like of tigers at the time. Now on to a lot more homework to find more about their styles, etc... really wish there was a "Connoisseurs Book of Japanese [Tsuba]" out there that covered it all. 1 Quote
Stephen Posted February 22, 2022 Report Posted February 22, 2022 https://youtu.be/QhMzZ_KCp_E 1 Quote
Geraint Posted February 22, 2022 Report Posted February 22, 2022 Well, thank you Stephen, I enjoyed that. Though I have to confess that I was expecting something about tsuba. All the best. 2 Quote
kissakai Posted February 22, 2022 Report Posted February 22, 2022 That is a nice start Be selective and buy what appeals to you 2 Quote
Spartancrest Posted February 23, 2022 Report Posted February 23, 2022 Chris, I think Stephen King [Steves87] has lots of images of the Jakushi dragon like yours - hope he comes in on the thread. The waterfall kaku-maru-gata is Shoami [Kanenori?], not sure who exactly, looks like only a part signature. Very good starter set for sure. [I can't say my first six were as good! ] 1 Quote
GRC Posted February 23, 2022 Report Posted February 23, 2022 Dale's right, the dragon is definitely Jakushi school. Nice start. Better start building some display shelves for the others you'll buy in the future... I didn't build enough 1 1 Quote
Steves87 Posted February 25, 2022 Report Posted February 25, 2022 A great first bunch of Tsuba. The Jakushi dragon is quite a good example to what I have seen out there before. That particular design is common enough you will see a few a year, most with slight differences and most will be "Katana sized". If you come across a smaller waki or tanto size, get it, they are a lot more rare and I can only recall seeing two (my own being one of them). As I mentioned to Dale, I resigned from my work in December and I had a bunch of Utsushi photos on my work computer. In lazy fashion (or not enough time fashion) I never properly catalogued them and it seems I missed transfering a folder on my work computer (which I definitely will not be going back to) 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted February 25, 2022 Report Posted February 25, 2022 Stephen I just found a file with some of the Jakushi dragons - one being yours. Eight examples all told. The files are big so I will send one at a time as composites of four each. 2 Quote
Spartancrest Posted February 25, 2022 Report Posted February 25, 2022 It is interesting to see that the designs are all very similar but the overall outline shapes do vary. 2 Quote
Spartancrest Posted February 28, 2022 Report Posted February 28, 2022 Just listed for auction is another Jakushi dragon: https://www.jauce.com/auction/j1039826651 1 Quote
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