Jorgensen Posted June 29, 2023 Report Posted June 29, 2023 I have this Tsuba, seems quite old and wondering about motif. What do you think? Ideas on school are most welcome as well. Tsuba is dark rich chocolate brown. There is no bare metal visible, its reflections from light. Apologizes for my poor photographing skills. Measures: 6.40 cm X 6.00 cm X 5.5 mm (at nakago-ana) 7 2 1 Quote
Toryu2020 Posted June 29, 2023 Report Posted June 29, 2023 I believe this is a farm implement like a rice bale hook. Not that uncommon though this presentation is very different. Very cool. -tch 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted June 30, 2023 Report Posted June 30, 2023 A different take on the same design - https://www.ebay.com/itm/165811189716 described as part of horse bridle[?] 1 Quote
Toryu2020 Posted June 30, 2023 Report Posted June 30, 2023 Listed as Kan (Tamaki) in the Japanese references - bridle and snaffle are depicted diferently... Quote
rematron Posted June 30, 2023 Report Posted June 30, 2023 On 6/29/2023 at 9:12 AM, Jorgensen said: I have this Tsuba, seems quite old and wondering about motif. What do you think? Ideas on school are most welcome as well. Tsuba is dark rich chocolate brown. There is no bare metal visible, its reflections from light. Apologizes for my poor photographing skills. Measures: 6.40 cm X 6.00 cm X 5.5 mm (at nakago-ana) Not that it would be appropriate or desirable to actually do this, I like how this tsuba could be used as a belt buckle in real time without any alteration. 2 1 Quote
Jorgensen Posted June 30, 2023 Author Report Posted June 30, 2023 I wore it as belt buckle for the last 15 years to get this patina ... Of course not, that would be not be appropiate. But well seen, I got a really good laugh @rematron. I did not see this myself. Maybe we should start a production of belt buckles with this tsuba as "prototype". I would love to have wear it About school, my own thought have been around Kanyama, Myochin or similar... 1 Quote
Larason2 Posted July 1, 2023 Report Posted July 1, 2023 Apparently tamaki (手纏) was a bracelet or bracer for an archer that was worn on the elbow. I found that in Nihongo. It's also a common Japanese first and last name (Also a common Maori name as well). I agree it's not a bridle. Bridles are the leather straps that hold a bit in the horse's mouth. The bit is the articulated piece of metal with rings on each side you use to control a horse. 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted July 16, 2023 Report Posted July 16, 2023 Past auction pieces from the Klefisch Auktionen blog site. https://klefischaukt...sxgHNjqlMDWyo7m_CA2k Sorry no information with the images. 1 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted July 16, 2023 Report Posted July 16, 2023 I think these are the buckles from the tops of a pair of abumi. In this sense yes, I think they indicate and are part of horse armo(u)r. 3 Quote
Larason2 Posted July 16, 2023 Report Posted July 16, 2023 It does make more sense that they are a buckle of some sort. I did quite a bit of horseback riding when I was younger, and those are not bits or bridles. Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted July 16, 2023 Report Posted July 16, 2023 Abumi are Japanese stirrups, Larason. Each has a large buckle at the top. 2 Quote
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