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I'm going through my tsuba and there are a number described as Bushu and others as Bushu Ita

When I put these in to a school should they all be just added into the Bushu school?

 

 

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Ito - is also "thread cutting" as in Ito-sukashi a number of schools used the technique.

 

https://www.kosho.or...product_id=275327658

https://www.kosho.or...product_id=381081619

 

An English translation of the text was talked about way back in 2014 - not sure if it ever happened?  https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/15368-translation-of-ito-bushu-tsuba-book-by-markus-sesko/

 

boughtbook purchase jauce gold lettering.jpg

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Thanks Dale

A couple of links where broken and one shows the book is for sale for $130 but it is in Japanese

I did a search but found only two links

When someone for example as Mr Haynes or auction house states a school as Bushu or Bushu Ito there must be differences but I don't know what they are

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2 hours ago, kissakai said:

Bushu or Bushu Ito there must be differences but I don't know what they are

Me either and I have the book! - not that I can read it :) 

I would not buy the book at that $130 price, they turn up from time to time on Jauce or Buyee for a lot less.

https://www.kosho.or...product_id=548402858  This link works for me ¥2,350 + shipping a nice quality hardcover book with clear B&W images - in Japanese [did Marcus do the translation back in 2014 and is it available?]

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Thanks John

These are tsuba I owned but some have been sold or are for sale in my PDF tsuba sale. The second 'H' number may be in error

 

Weave Bushu Ito Masatada   1650
Fans Bushu Ito Masatada   1800
Daikon Bushu Ito Masatada   1800
Flower Bushu Ito Masatada   1800
Dragon Bushu Ito Masatada   1800
Aubergines Bushu Ito Masatada   1800
Eagle Bushu Ito Masatomi   1800
Tea Bushu Ito Masayoshi (正義) H048482 1850
Mokume Bushu Ito Masayuki H049190 1900
Sukashi bird Bushu Ito Mumei   1775
Dragon Bushu Ito Mumei   1775
Pines Bushu Ito Mumei   1775
       
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
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Dear Grev.

 

Forgive me if this is obvious and you have already used it but.....https://shibuiswords.com/tsuba.htm  You'll have to scroll down a bit.

 

And from, 'Tsuba:An Aesthetic Study', "The term Bushi tsuba means the Ito school.  Though there were many other workers, and several other schools at Edo at this time.  These other schools were, for the most part, branch schools that came to settle in Edo, whereas the Ito school was native to that area.  They were the most powerful, and largest school in Edo, with influence over all the others who worked around them.  The Ito school became so popular that schools as far away as Choshu felt compelled to adopt its style."

 

All the best.

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