Cool Looking Gold Tsuba

[Jake6500]

So as the title suggests,

 

Here are some cool looking gold tsuba: https://www.jauce.com/auction/h1147963384

 

Figured this listing could be a learning opportunity and wanted to ask the experts on the forum.

 

Never seen a listing quite like this one and the title says these are Meiji Period.

 

Do you think these are legitimate Meiji pieces or modern fakes?

 

 

[Spartancrest]

I will stick my neck out and say they are too good for 'fakes' - they look very pristine so they haven't been out of their box very much and likely Kenjō presentation tsuba.

 

[Jake6500]

5 minutes ago, Spartancrest said:

I will stick my neck out and say they are too good for 'fakes' - they look very pristine so they haven't been out of their box very much and likely Kenjō presentation tsuba.

 

 

Interesting, I hadn't learned about this style of tsuba yet.

 

Definitely a lot of gold on these things, even compared to the examples in that thread but you can definitely see the stylistic similarities!

 

Now I kind of want to buy these things, but I'm sure the price will go up a lot by the end of the auction.

 

I still want redemption after I got burned on that other auction yesterday!

[Bugyotsuji]

They won't let the pair go at that price, probably not even ten times that.

[Jake6500]

13 minutes ago, Bugyotsuji said:

They won't let the pair go at that price, probably not even ten times that.

 

You're definitely right, but I'm also sure it will go up in the last 5-10 mins so we'll see where it ends up.

[Geraint]

Dear Jake.

 

Just for comparison. 

 

https://www.japanszwaard.nl/zs-t7.html

 

All the best.

[Jake6500]

15 minutes ago, Geraint said:

Dear Jake.

 

Just for comparison. 

 

https://www.japanszwaard.nl/zs-t7.html

 

All the best.

 

Thanks for posting that Geraint, you can clearly see the stylistic similarity here.

 

Near identical.

[Spartancrest]

   132,001 yen and pulled at the last minute!

[Jake6500]

5 minutes ago, Spartancrest said:

   132,001 yen and pulled at the last minute!

 

Yea, I wasn't surprised it got that high (that is, once you confirmed for me these things are real!)

 

132,000 yen is good money but not for 2 of those.

 

Imagine if they came with NBTHK certification