phil reid Posted October 13 Report Posted October 13 Hello, My friends just purchased this nice iron tsuba ( 80mm by 83mm by 3-4 mm) and was curious about dating and any other information that anyone could provide on it, only 3 to 4 mm thick so thinking that might help with dating, has a roman numerical 63 painted to inside surface so come out of someone's collection/ museum collection at some stage. Many thanks! Quote
Spartancrest Posted October 13 Report Posted October 13 Namban/Hizen? Squirrels in the grapes. A common theme but not seen very often in namban. Difficult to tell age of namban as very few were signed [if any?] Copper version here from the Ashmolean museum. https://jameelcentre...ction/8/object/21150 I show the ura view, you can find the omote on the link [ura difficult to find] More here: ebay examples. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/326301595412 - perhaps a more detailed example. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/386828822403 - nice but expensive! https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/405270717744 coiled wire vines. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/156433822740 an obvious fake with fake mei. Others : https://www.seiyudo.com/tu-020517.htm https://www.touken-w...rd-guard/art0002319/ 1 Quote
MauroP Posted October 13 Report Posted October 13 Not exactly convincing (but I hate to give bad news)... 3 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted October 13 Report Posted October 13 9 hours ago, MauroP said: Not exactly convincing (but I hate to give bad news)... Yes I think so too - but I like to show some other examples so people can work it out themselves 1 Quote
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