raven2 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Posted April 5, 2011 Hi everyone, Just posting this tsuba for a friend. She picked it up at the Fla show but doesn't have any idea about what kind it is or the age. I do think there is a sword strike on it. I am not very good at this and would appreciate any input. Dimentions are 7.8x7.2 cm and .5 cm at the mimi Quote
Marius Posted April 5, 2011 Report Posted April 5, 2011 I can only comment on the motif - it is a sukashi anchor on maru-bori sea-waves. Looks like a late Edo piece. Quote
Brian Posted April 5, 2011 Report Posted April 5, 2011 Is it possible the sukashi is a later addition? Brian Quote
Marius Posted April 5, 2011 Report Posted April 5, 2011 Brian said: Is it possible the sukashi is a later addition? Good point, Brian. Very likely, as the sukashi cuts through those little waves.. Quote
ububob Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 It seems Brian and Mariusz are on to something. The sukashi work does not appear to be integrated with with basic design. Quote
Soshin Posted April 11, 2011 Report Posted April 11, 2011 I would agree the sukashi doesn't look original. The tsuba openwork also don't show any of the normal signs of age. The sukashi looks similar to another tsuba I have which has added openwork. Below is the tsuba in question. I had a few fellow members of my local Japanese Sword club take a loot at my tsuba and consensus opinion was that it was a very old well forged tsuba (original owner dated it from the Momoyama Period) but that sukashi (openwork) was not original nor was the tsuba patina. The new patina was applied naturally (no chemical smell) not recently but after it was shot by a musket. Notice the rim damage in the lower section on the ura side. Yours truly, David S. Quote
raven2 Posted April 11, 2011 Author Report Posted April 11, 2011 Well this is turning out to be very interesting. Can anyone give me an idea about age and school of the pirce originally. My thought was mid Edo. Quote
Soshin Posted April 12, 2011 Report Posted April 12, 2011 I would say the original age of tsuba to be middle to late Edo Period. The sukashi might be a recent modification (i.e Showa Period). As to what school I am not really sure. Hopeful someone more experienced would offer some advice. Yours truly, David S. Quote
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