Tsuba Fake Casting?

[Robertex]

I would greatly appreciate expert eyes on the attached photographs of a shinchu (?) tsuba to confirm if it is a casting/fake. There is a fair amount of what appears to be flashing in the various ana of the design which indicates to my untrained eye a casting type process. My photography skills are not up to what I've seen in this group, but perhaps good enough to reveal the integrity of this particular tsuba.

[Mark Green]

Yes Carl,

 

It is a very ugly cast copy.

 

Mark G

[ububob]

Run do not walk away from that piece of metal.

[Robertex]

It's in my rearview mirror now... thanks guys!!

[jason_mazzy]

I actually think this is a cleaned up tsuba most prob by daimyou. he has several listed that looks like he took a wheel to as you can still see the rusty crap on the inside of the sukashi but the front and rear look polished. He destroyed several pieces.

[chuck]

Just to test my detecting abilities - I saw this listing and something in my head immediately went "Cast!"

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

 

I can't see flashing, but the texture of the metal seems off, and even looking at the close-ups, the design seems muddy, not crisp like a carved design should be. Am I wrong (yet again) on this one?

 

Sorry if I'm hijacking the thread, but the first tsuba (imho) is obviously a cast. This one's a little trickier. I'm still trying to hone the counterfeit radar.

 

peace.

[ububob]

There are two sukashi tsuba on Ted's Bid Board at bargain basement prices that are superior to anything I've seen in this thread so far.

If you're looking for a decent tsuba at a decent price, check out TBB.

[Marius]

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

I can't see flashing, but the texture of the metal seems off, and even looking at the close-ups, the design seems muddy, not crisp like a carved design should be. Am I wrong (yet again) on this one?

 

I would say, you are right :-) It is cast, and it is best seen in this photograph:

http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/sho ... 0&format=0