Flock of birds in June.

[Spartancrest]

I noticed a few birds passing through this month. 

Two unusual ones a Miochin/Myochin [Nobuie] you have to imagine as a bird and one that must be a casting or how else to explain the raised kanji?

[GRC]

That's the first time I have seen the "overweight" version of the bird tsuba  

It would be pretty subtle once mounted on a sword and viewed from a "safe" distance by onlookers back in the day.

Seems almost like an intentionally "hidden" motif.

[Spartancrest]

Some other fat birds - at least the beak does not have to be imagined. 

A shy bird, a pretty plumage bird, a raven and a chidori.

[Spartancrest]

Late post but I thought this was interesting, not for it's quality of work but for the addition of a pretty poor rim. https://www.jauce.com/auction/b1112485459

  Seen plenty of tsuba with removed rims and of course  fukurin but not too many like this.

 

Let's face it the rim looks like a bit of rebar, but I guess it up grades its size to use on a larger blade than the tanto I am sure it was first intended to serve. I note also the eye which is often cut all the way through the plate has been plugged.

 

[Spartancrest]

I think I have found what the rim of the tsuba above is made from ? - 

[OceanoNox]

Is that a bridle bit?

[Spartancrest]

32 minutes ago, OceanoNox said:

Is that a bridle bit?

Yes sure is https://www.jauce.com/auction/g1113707391

It reminded me of this thread -

     and this tsuba, you could inset almost any tsuba into the frame with only four points of attachment. 

[Spartancrest]

On 11/10/2023 at 11:11 PM, Spartancrest said:

  Seen plenty of tsuba with removed rims and of course  fukurin but not too many like this.

 

Well it looks like our old friend the backyard blacksmith has seen my bird in a frame and copied the design - https://www.jauce.com/auction/h1117986566  or  https://buyee.jp/ite.../auction/h1117986566

And I thought mine was bad! 

[ROKUJURO]

Dale,

I am always amazed how you are able to "unearth" items of interest! Wonderful, helpful, even hilarious at times!