KungFooey Posted December 10 Report Posted December 10 (edited) First some personal good news. Some of you might have figured that I really like big, chunky iron sukashi guards (especially without inlay) so I was real happy to have just got this Efu no Akao Yoshitsugu! I got it on Mercari, which is a Japanese 'buy it now' site which I get to use thanks to my little brother based over In Japan. Usually I don't talk cash but I want to warn you folks about a pretty obvious scam. It was on Mercari for ¥17,000 but I negotiated it down to 15,000. Meanwhile lots of 'shops' based in Japan already had it advertised on eBay for over double that. Obviously they were gonna get a bite from the States or Europe and then quickly buy the thing from Mercari. This is the listing as I bought it: (Remember, ¥15,000 is $99) Dee Edited December 10 by KungFooey Forgot my name again 🙄 3 Quote
KungFooey Posted December 10 Author Report Posted December 10 And these are some of the 'shops' waiting to buy it if someone takes the bait first. 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted December 10 Report Posted December 10 Yes Deanne, this is a well known procedure. One has to be careful and well informed - unless you have too much money. Good catch in my opinion, I also like AKAO TSUBA, especially round ones. Quote
Stephen Posted December 10 Report Posted December 10 Been out of the game, I used to figure take off 00 and the price would be close but now $50 difference wow. Deanna nice to have a brother in country. 1 Quote
KungFooey Posted December 12 Author Report Posted December 12 On 12/10/2024 at 11:35 PM, ROKUJURO said: Yes Deanne, this is a well known procedure. One has to be careful and well informed - unless you have too much money. Good catch in my opinion, I also like AKAO TSUBA, especially round ones. Yes Jean! After seeing the first one I'm spotting them everywhere now! I know what you mean about the round Akao tsuba - the ones made out of shakudo can take your breath away (like Akasaka for super-refined samurai)! Mine is just a big old iron example and I'm not even sure if it's a fake signature. But, as long as I'm not paying big prices, I buy because I like the object - plain and simple. Dee Quote
KungFooey Posted December 12 Author Report Posted December 12 On 12/11/2024 at 3:31 AM, Stephen said: Been out of the game, I used to figure take off 00 and the price would be close but now $50 difference wow. Deanna nice to have a brother in country. Hi Stephen! Yep, they try to fleece you head to toes nowadays - that's for sure! My brother is a real boon when it comes to getting stuff on auctions but he will probably get moved next year. Dee Quote
ROKUJURO Posted December 12 Report Posted December 12 6 hours ago, KungFooey said: ....I know what you mean about the round Akao tsuba -.....I like the object - plain and simple.... Deanne, I like them round and simple, and of course made of iron! 2 1 Quote
KungFooey Posted December 13 Author Report Posted December 13 20 hours ago, ROKUJURO said: Deanne, I like them round and simple, and of course made of iron! That's absolutely beautiful!!! I'm so jealous! 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted December 13 Report Posted December 13 Yes, there are a few styles/traditions/schools (especially with OWARI influence) with rather simple designs, but they can have a special elegance although they would not be seen as refined or sophisticated. I like those a lot, as well as the early iron TSUBA. Look for KANAYAMA, ONO, HOAN, OWARI, AKAO and its offspring TATSUTOSHI, TEIMEI a.s.o. Your YOSHITSUGU TSUBA should be researched as there were six generations. Quote
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