Show us your nice gendai tsuba (and fittings and koshirae...)

[Ed]

14 hours ago, Toryu2020 said:

Thank you - do you have more pictures of the Matsuyama tsuba?

 

I thought I did, but can't find them.  I will take some additional photos in the next day or so.

[Toryu2020]

How about some miniature tanegashima?

[Toryu2020]

[Soshin]

Just received this "bad boy" back from Japan. It is my favorite modern "Gendai" tsuba so to speak. I think the classic openwork design is a reference the Enbi no Tachi kata set of the Honden of Yagyu Shinkageryu. My second favorite in another modern Yagyu tsuba that I had with a classic openwork design referencing Sangakuen no Tachi.    

[Toryu2020]

Nice one.

[Brian]

That's modern?
Wow. That is amazing work. Who's the maker?

[Spartancrest]

Thomas, that is not a miniature tanegashima, this one is so small it is on a fuchi. 

[kyushukairu]

Following the discussion of Naruki Issei, there is currently one of his tsuba listed on yahoo: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/t1064296472

[GRC]

Following David's Yagyu theme, here's a beautiful Yagyu utsushi with "water & wheel motif", made in the 1980s by Kazunari:

 

[christianmalterre]

I thought I'd play along with you guys for once.
Who is that ? I say immediately, that is not a man in the individual who has made this piece! At least in the idea and in the conception of stylism. There is more behind it. It is not necessarily very old, but has had a very certain ulterior motive in its time! Well, some may call it old already, but if you love really old pieces, as I do, then it is rather rather modern.... I am very proud and happy to have such an exquisite piece....So I say with certainty. Very nice! Very good!
A Tsubashi who signed under his name...but was very dependent on the inventiveness of his wife and life partner.
Something new for a change! And not again those Yagyu.....Stil. - (ism).... again.....please!

Old school.....

 

[Brian]

Very refined and delicate! A beauty.

[christianmalterre]

Thank you very much! 

[Toryu2020]

Tsuba and a slice of billet by Francis Boyd…

[DirkO]

 

[Toryu2020]

Kevin Adams

[Brian]

Wow..he's come a long way, although I see that was done back in 2014! That looks fantastic.

[OceanoNox]

6 hours ago, Brian said:

Wow..he's come a long way, although I see that was done back in 2014! That looks fantastic.

Is he still active by the way? I haven't seen his work on social media in a while.

[Ed]

Forgot to post a few more photos of this Gendai tsuba by Matsuyama Seiken.