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[Rich T]

Any idea's ? even serious ones ?????

 

I think planets/stars or something similar. The elliptical non hitsu shape is interesting. I believe this is a Momoyama period piece, it is Shinchu and the patina is very nice.

 

Looking forward to any thoughts.

 

Cheers

 

Rich

[Bazza]

Rich, it's plainly made with a cookie cutter in the Shogun's kitchen...

 

Regards,

Barry Thomas.

[Lorenzo]

  Rich T said:

I think planets/stars or something similar. [...] I believe this is a Momoyama period piece

 

Does Japanese knew planets in the Momoyama period?

Couldn't this be sort of abstract art?

[Rich T]

Hi Lorenzo, well stars were very common as a tsuba theme, and they would have known the moon and sun obviously (Sankou refers to this, as in the 3 heavenly lights) and I wonder what the Europeans would have bought in regards to knowledge of the stars ?

 

Of course it may just be abstract shapes.

 

Thanks for your thoughts

 

Rich

[Lorenzo]

Ahaha sorry sorry! As usual I was not clear :lol:

 

As for stars and the moon obviously. My question was about planets, but, it seems that we are referring to stars so the problem doesn't exist.

 

Those in effect could be stars. What I see is that on the bottom what seems undenuki ana are in the same size and position (just 180° rotated) also on the top; then, a little hole near the kozuka ana, and another elliptical non hitsu shape that doesn't seems to be a star...

I can't remember if I have seen something similar in my books :? .. but you have more than me

[cspage]

Perhaps it's just because of the photo, but drops of water come to mind, raindrops on a non-porous suface, like the surface of a tsuba, maybe? Just free-associating.

 

Colin

[Stephen]

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Just free-associating

 

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