Wild things

[Steves87]

Another horse!

[ZH1980]

A recent acquisition (following along the greenery theme). 
-Zac

[Bugyotsuji]

Butterfly menuki in probably gold leaf.

 

 

[ROKUJURO]

KYO SHOAMI TSUBA with bamboo and sparrow:

[Bugyotsuji]

Pretty.

 

Both the Uesugi family and the Date clan of Sendai and Uwajima, used bamboo and sparrow arrangements for their kamon, Jean. 

[Dan tsuba]

I don't know!

How about some ocean creatures?  And then a little owl looking out of a tree.  How about that lion looking tsuba!

 

 

[Bugyotsuji]

Most unusual, those last two.

[Steves87]

Nice owl guard Dan! You don't see many owls'.

Here is my example:

[Dan tsuba]

Thanks Piers and Stephen!

Just as an aside, I paid less than $150 U.S. for each of those tsuba.

I think I may have got a good deal!

Onward to more "Wild things"!

[Steves87]

To save some digital space, here are another 4 wild things in a collage!

 

[Jesta]

Just arrived… some very stylised wild geese (does anyone else think of the movie when they hear those words?).

 

 

[Spartancrest]

6 hours ago, Jesta said:

does anyone else think of the movie when they hear those words?

   They should have named that team the "Pensioner brigade". Great actors in a not so great movie. [ the youngsters would never have seen it]  

[Spartancrest]

12 hours ago, Dan tsuba said:

How about that lion looking tsuba!

One just like it sold a week ago - small world! Is anything truly unique?

 https://www.jauce.com/auction/s1149942830   

[Bugyotsuji]

Possibly the slimmest mimi I have ever seen!

[Matsunoki]

To go with Piers’ snappy menuki…

 

[Matsunoki]

To go with Piers’ stinging menuki….

[Spartancrest]

19 minutes ago, Matsunoki said:

To go with

I will double up the crabs 

[Matsunoki]

Time for a tiger ….

[Dan tsuba]

Well, this is the only tiger tsuba I have.  But there he is!

 

[Jake6500]

1 hour ago, Matsunoki said:

Time for a tiger ….

 

I have been wanting to get me a good tiger Tsuba like this one.

 

Every time I see one online its either not of a sufficient condition/quality or it's the opposite and it's beyond my budget lol

[Dan tsuba]

How about a tsuba I have with many different wild things on it!

[Dan tsuba]

And how about the ura side (?) of the above tsuba (I couldn't seem to get that picture on the above post, oh well!).  More wild things!

[Bugyotsuji]

AF22391 鍔：江州彦根住　宗珉 – 日本刀販売の葵美術 (sword-auction.com)

 

Another with the same Mei, Dan.

[Dan tsuba]

Thanks Piers, super cool!  Thanks for the informaton and the link!

Onward to more wild things!

[Bugyotsuji]

Simple butterfly sukashi, iron tsuba, with Amida yasuri.

 

 

[1kinko]

Utsushi 1

 

[1kinko]

Utsushi 2

Tsukagawa wrap in progress.

[Dan tsuba]

Well, I don't know if these are "Wild things" on this tsuba that I have.  They look to be like some dragonflys or something?

[cluckdaddy76]

Does taming goats count????

[Kurikata]

Weasel, Badger ? .... and Tanuki?