Ed Posted September 17, 2022 Report Posted September 17, 2022 On 9/16/2022 at 9:13 PM, Toryu2020 said: Thank you - do you have more pictures of the Matsuyama tsuba? Expand I thought I did, but can't find them. I will take some additional photos in the next day or so. 1 Quote
Toryu2020 Posted September 19, 2022 Author Report Posted September 19, 2022 How about some miniature tanegashima? 3 Quote
Soshin Posted September 22, 2022 Report Posted September 22, 2022 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. 2 Quote
Brian Posted September 23, 2022 Report Posted September 23, 2022 That's modern? Wow. That is amazing work. Who's the maker? 2 Quote
Spartancrest Posted September 23, 2022 Report Posted September 23, 2022 Thomas, that is not a miniature tanegashima, this one is so small it is on a fuchi. 4 3 Quote
kyushukairu Posted September 24, 2022 Report Posted September 24, 2022 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 1 Quote
GRC Posted October 17, 2022 Report Posted October 17, 2022 Following David's Yagyu theme, here's a beautiful Yagyu utsushi with "water & wheel motif", made in the 1980s by Kazunari: 6 1 Quote
christianmalterre Posted October 18, 2022 Report Posted October 18, 2022 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..... 5 1 Quote
Brian Posted October 19, 2022 Report Posted October 19, 2022 Very refined and delicate! A beauty. 2 1 Quote
Toryu2020 Posted December 20, 2022 Author Report Posted December 20, 2022 Tsuba and a slice of billet by Francis Boyd… 1 Quote
Brian Posted December 24, 2022 Report Posted December 24, 2022 Wow..he's come a long way, although I see that was done back in 2014! That looks fantastic. Quote
OceanoNox Posted December 24, 2022 Report Posted December 24, 2022 On 12/24/2022 at 8:28 AM, Brian said: Wow..he's come a long way, although I see that was done back in 2014! That looks fantastic. Expand Is he still active by the way? I haven't seen his work on social media in a while. Quote
Ed Posted December 28, 2022 Report Posted December 28, 2022 Forgot to post a few more photos of this Gendai tsuba by Matsuyama Seiken. 3 Quote
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