Mark S. Posted May 23 Report Share Posted May 23 In honor of the upcoming cicada invasion (labeled “cicadageddon” because both the 17 and 13 year broods are hatching at same time) in the Midwest, the fact that I am a certified arborist, and also the City Forester for a municipality in the Chicagoland area, I purchased the attached tsuba at the recent Chicago Sword Show and menuki off EBay. Collections are created for all different reasons… 6 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1kinko Posted May 23 Report Share Posted May 23 Utsushi 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugyotsuji Posted May 23 Report Share Posted May 23 These are not too common! Interesting. Somewhere I have a very old pair of iron 蝉 (semi) cicada menuki, with remains of zogan, but the features are largely rusted away. Will add them here if I can remember. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steves87 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 I really like the wood patterning on that, congratulations on your acquisition. I don't really know anything about cicada, but I came across this one yesterday. https://www.ebay.com...r=artemis&media=COPY 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andi B. Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 Evening Cicada / Higurashi 蜩 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis dude Posted June 4 Report Share Posted June 4 Ojime (bead) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartancrest Posted June 5 Report Share Posted June 5 https://www.agsa.sa....trailing-vine/27428/ https://www.giuseppe...uba-tansuishi-sankei image copyright https://www.pinteres.../464855992764804281/ https://art.thewalte...des-5112271-5112275/ http://jameelcentre....nd/1797/object/21509 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark S. Posted June 5 Author Report Share Posted June 5 Ooooohhhhhh…. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curran Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 IN honor of Cicadageddon and respects to Mark, I saw this one for Sale. https://www.kusanaginosya.com/SHOP/74.html "Nara ?-masa saku" Being likely a Nara artist, I am sure the suaka is a nice deep color. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartancrest Posted June 19 Report Share Posted June 19 (edited) Two from a Swedish Museum site. Formerly from Didrik Bildt Collection around 1914. The maru one Signed: Yoshisumi. The other Signed: Miöchin [Myōchin] Kino Munesuke. The one on the right From a different Swedish museum. : Gift of the Friends of the National Museum to NM [Nationalmusei Vänner]1912, The item comes from Oscar Björck's private collection. Wrongly described as a Wasp. Some menuki at a sale https://www.jauce.com/auction/p1125992196 Edited June 19 by Spartancrest Last minute auction image 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugyotsuji Posted June 19 Report Share Posted June 19 Menuki Iron, heavily rusted, traces of shinchū zōgan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartancrest Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 https://www.jauce.com/auction/s1141417672 Solid Gold! and no doubt worth every cent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartancrest Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 https://www.nihontoc.../Ko_Goto_Kozuka.html And a blast from the past Helen Gunsaulus "Japanese sword-mounts in the collection of Field Museum" 1923 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartancrest Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 A nice katamenuki - Cicada nymph https://www.jauce.com/auction/f1141663851 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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