Akasaka Tsuba

[Henry Wilson]

Not to be missed

 

http://www.nihonto.com/5.1.11.html

[cspage]

Speaking of not to be missed. My motto of "take tarts when tarts are passing" is proven yet once again. This tsuba, http://www.nihonto.com/5.2.11.html was for sale on Bob Benson's website for $400 or $450 and now it's for sale on Fred Weissberg's site for $650. Such is life...remember to take those tarts when they are apassing.

 

 

 

Colin

[ububob]

What am I missing here, Henry? This tsuba looks to be a nice later generation entry level Akasaka combining common design elements in an interesting way. Is there something lurking somewhere?

 

Colin, don't dispair just make Fred an offer and that tsuba may yet move to the Pacific Northwest.

[Soshin]

I would agree with Bob. The Akasaka tsuba looks nice to me and the price is reasonable. The motifs really go good together nicely.

 

 

 

Yours truly,

David S.

[Henry Wilson]

What am I missing here, Henry? This tsuba looks to be a nice later generation entry level Akasaka combining common design elements in an interesting way. Is there something lurking somewhere?

 

I think nothing lurking, just a good honest guard at a very reasonable price, like all of Fred's stuff is.