b.hennick Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 As February 3rd approaches I would like to wish a Happy New Year to our Chinese formites. Song jon leik gin Here is a favourite tsuba sukashi rabbit on a mokume plate. 2 Quote
JPenn Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 Humbly, I present the only tsuba I currently own. J. Charles Penn Quote
Kevin Adams Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Barry, of all the fittings you bring to our meetings, that mokume rabbit tsuba is always one of my favorites :D Quote
Mark Green Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Wow Barry, that is one dead sexy tsuba! Is that a shakudo rim? I don't have any rabbit tsuba (yet) But, I have some nice menuki. Quote
b.hennick Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Posted February 2, 2011 I see your menuki and raise you a maedate. Quote
Marius Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 Attached is my favourite :-) No, I don't own it 1 Quote
Grey Doffin Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 Kotsuka attributed to Goto Eijo. I don't own it. Grey Quote
b.hennick Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Posted February 2, 2011 Those rabbits are prolific little guys! In answer to the question there is no added rim. The rim is integral and made of iron of the plate folded over in an irregular fashion. It is a nice feature part of the overal appeal of the piece. I realy enjoy mokume tsuba and have a number. Quote
Mark Green Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 Wow Barry, From the pics, I would have said the rim was seperate. That is very sweet! Mariuszk, Akasaka, nice. I'm making a copy of that right now, with the mortar being a skull. Kind of a Python, year of the bunny/moon. Mark G Quote
raaay Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 Hi Barry see what you have started, here is one of mine. is it a rabbit or a hare !! regards ray 2 Quote
andreYes Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 The tsuba with "hundred" hares (sorry for the poor quality of the picture) I wish to see it someday... My "hare theme" tsuba is here. It's much more humble 1 Quote
Lee Bray Posted February 3, 2011 Report Posted February 3, 2011 Kung Hei Fat Choi! A set of menuki that I own showing the twelve animals of the zodiac. The rabbit is tempting fate close to the right of the tiger's head. Quote
Lorenzo Posted February 3, 2011 Report Posted February 3, 2011 This was ages ago on yahoo auction, I saved the pictures because at the time I felt it was cute to me. Quote
Vermithrax16 Posted March 4, 2018 Report Posted March 4, 2018 A LOT late but love the rabbit motif tsuba: Quote
Vermithrax16 Posted March 6, 2018 Report Posted March 6, 2018 And if someone here owns this one, I would like to know: http://www.tetsugendo.com/kodogu/FT-177_Tanaka_Toshiharu.html 1 Quote
Stephen Posted March 8, 2018 Report Posted March 8, 2018 kinda wish i had a copper fittings tantoo in the works http://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/n249519827 shame this seller has most of his BIN prices too high 1 Quote
TETSUGENDO Posted March 9, 2018 Report Posted March 9, 2018 Copper mounted tanto project sounds like the natural progression. Sooner you start, sooner you finish! As far as the tsuba, take a closer look, I'm sure you will give them a pass. -StevenK Quote
TETSUGENDO Posted March 9, 2018 Report Posted March 9, 2018 Proceed with caution, where there are some....there are bound to be others. My apologies for sounding like a fortune cookie. LOL. -StevenK Quote
JohnTo Posted March 9, 2018 Report Posted March 9, 2018 Hi Guys, My tsuba collection seems to be a bit sparse on the rabbit front, but here are a for your delectation. The first one shows an area of open grassland. Unfortunately the rabbit been scared off, but he has left a small pile of droppings in the lower left hand corner. The second tsuba shows a monk about to butcher a rabbit in order to make a rabbit stew for his fellow acolytes. There is a bowl of boiling water in the background with what appears to be a cabbage leaf, so the cooking is evidently well underway. But seriously, I have posted this tsuba before (2013). It depicts the zen monk Tanka (d. 834) burning a carving of Buddha at the Yeren temple. It is signed/inscribed Funakoshi Shunmin, with kao (an alternative name for Ikedo Minkoku, 1828 -1916). Serious question. The face and arms of Tanka are silver and were bright, due to overcleaning, when I bought it. These have now tarnished to black. However the edge of the axe is still bright. I thought that it was silver, but as it has not tarnished, has anyone got an idea what silver alloy might have been used? That’s all folks, John 2 Quote
Sandman67 Posted March 18, 2018 Report Posted March 18, 2018 Here's mine. 18th century Shonai Shoami... Al 1 Quote
SalaMarcos Posted March 19, 2018 Report Posted March 19, 2018 I saw in a spanish private collection this tsuba signed by Satō Yoshihisa - Chinkyū, of the late XVII century and early XVIII.... but... could be gimei? I don't know certanly. 2 Quote
jlawson Posted March 20, 2018 Report Posted March 20, 2018 And if someone here owns this one, I would like to know: http://www.tetsugendo.com/kodogu/FT-177_Tanaka_Toshiharu.html That tsuba is in my collection. 3 Quote
Vermithrax16 Posted March 20, 2018 Report Posted March 20, 2018 That tsuba is in my collection. James, you are a lucky man!!!I would love to see a picture or two of this one if at all possible. It's stunning. Quote
jlawson Posted March 20, 2018 Report Posted March 20, 2018 James, you are a lucky man!!! I would love to see a picture or two of this one if at all possible. It's stunning. Not sure I can provide any better photos than Mike did on his site. 1 Quote
Stephen Posted March 20, 2018 Report Posted March 20, 2018 We'll just need your address and when you wont be at home James, 1 Quote
Ron STL Posted March 27, 2018 Report Posted March 27, 2018 Rainy day in St. Louis, a good day to post a couple more rabbit tsuba. The one with the rabbit looking up at the moon is signed: Kii ju Masayoshi, and mokume grained plate. The other is by shinshinto swordsmith Jirotaro Naokatsu. It is an unusual design rarely seen on his tsuba. It has a long-eared rabbit set into the motif. Ron STL 2 Quote
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