Marius Posted May 17, 2023 Report Posted May 17, 2023 Gentlemen, I believe this is the real thing in terms of simple iron tsuba mounted on samurai swords during the long Sengoku period. I have seen a few old swords in simple field koshirae, with very similar - albeit smaller - tsuba and with saya wrapped in thin leader and (alongside all kodogu) covered in a matt black coating. Poor man's urushi someone called it, Richard Turner I believe. This kind of coating differs dramatically from the urushi you have on some more ornate tsuba. It must have been cheap and quick to apply. This example is big (like 8+cm big), is convex and thick and massive in hand. With such a fat body no tsuba expert will call this guard a ko-katchushi as ko-katchushi must be anorectic Never mind, I don't take those 'schools' seriously, though they may be useful as neat names for cataloguing stuff. Anyway, a workhorse tsuba and the lacquer (as I believe it is lacquer) is cool. Some corrosion at rim, as you ca see in the third picture. As to the measurements - the last pic shows it next to a 7.3 x 7.1 tsuba. $250 (EUR 230) incl. shipping to US and EU 9 1 1 Quote
Marius Posted May 18, 2023 Author Report Posted May 18, 2023 Tentatively on hold. Might be released again. Quote
Marius Posted May 19, 2023 Author Report Posted May 19, 2023 AVAILABLE AGAIN... Measurements are: 8.4 x 8.5 x 0.5 cm at rim, 0.5 cm at seppa dai. Plate is convex, so is thinner closer to rim. Quote
Marius Posted May 20, 2023 Author Report Posted May 20, 2023 Offer runs until Sunday midnight. After that tsuba returns to the drawer Quote
Marius Posted May 21, 2023 Author Report Posted May 21, 2023 And it’s tentatively on HOLD again 1 1 Quote
Winchester Posted May 22, 2023 Report Posted May 22, 2023 Should any buyer have the question, I purchased a lower-dollar value tsuba from Marius and he was very prompt in responding and I received the item very quickly in the USA. It is notable to me that even with a lower priced item, it was treated with priority, extremely well packaged and shipped quickly with great communication. Great seller and could not say enough good things about the transaction. Buy with confidence! 3 Quote
Marius Posted May 23, 2023 Author Report Posted May 23, 2023 Tsuba is SOLD, thanks. Brian, thank you very much for your kind endorsement. This means a lot to me Quote
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