[Higo] Nishigaki of Dragon Motif $575

[Curran]

Dragon motif [Higo] Nishigaki tsuba - [katana sized]. $575 + shipping from USA. 7.7cm x 7cm x 5mm (curvature down to 4.3mm at seppa dai). Kinko- brownish shibuichi or similar, with high luster. Etched to show the scales, body, and face of a dragon. It changes color from brown to black depending upon the light that it is in.

 

Fundraising for a large nihonto/tosogu purchase over the next few months, so am pricing what I would say are Tokubetsu Hozon level pieces to move. Hope to list at least 1 a month.

These are all better pieces from my own stash. Please give the pics a look.

 

[Curran]

More pics.

[Curran]

and another.

[Curran]

Another pic. Kinda testing if NMB is still a venue for sales.

I thought this one would pop off fast, as it is deeply underpriced for a kinko Nishigaki .

 

Age is circa 1725-1775 AD.

I'll guarantee it for Hozon. Serious parties can PM me about it.

Otherwise, I guess I will have to paper it myself and list it on a dealer site for $1500 in a year.

   Time value is worth a lot to me, so please really look at this one and go price out kinko Nishigaki works on the market.

 

[zanilu]

If I have not already overspent on a Wahida tsuba I would jump on it even though I am not collecting Higo tosogu...

 

Like you Curran I am wondering why it has not gone yet...

 

Luca

[Steve Waszak]

This is a terrific price for a guard of this caliber.  It could be double this price and be a bargain.  I don't "do Higo," but if I did, this would have been vacuumed up within minutes of its being posted.  

[hobnails]

Nice! it’s a shame it’s on Christmas time unfortunately an expensive time of year 🙁for me .

[Curran]

Thanks for the words guys. Perhaps a mistake to list it near the Holidays.

Likely that I pull this at the end of the week.

 

I thought it would be difficult to price out, but luck has Aoi Arts putting up a kinko Nishigaki by roughly the same artist (+/- 1 generation)

350,000 yen.  https://www.aoijapan...ubetsu-hozon-tosogu/

The design is more flashy accessible, but the Higo papers are meeehhh.....

With TH to Nishigaki, I probably would have priced the Aoi Arts one at 250,000-300,000.

 

It has been 10 years since I closed my dealer website, but maybe it is time to go back to hanging out a shingle.

I'm sorry to see the NMB sales section die out.

 

[Chris Colman]

Hi Curran, how much to ship to Auckland NZ?

regards

chris colman

[Curran]

Some respondents here and on Facebook.

Tsuba ON HOLD pending payment.

 

Thanks for looking.

This was intended as a holiday gift, sharing out a bit of good fortune recently had with one coming in.

I hope the new owner enjoys it.