Bruno Posted July 18, 2011 Report Posted July 18, 2011 Hi there! Recently I came across this funny tsuba. Not being a tosogu guy myself, I thought you experts may comment on it. What is it exactly? Quote
Bruno Posted July 18, 2011 Author Report Posted July 18, 2011 Hé hé, yes Chris you are right! :D I could not say better! No I meant what is the meaning for the artist to create a tsuba with many nakago, some signed some not? Does this belong to a school style, an era or so? Thanks Quote
cabowen Posted July 18, 2011 Report Posted July 18, 2011 I have seen old tsuba with similar design/motif. Notice there are 5 nakago: the three visible read Yamato Den, Yamashiro Den, and Mino Den...I bet the ones signed on the other side read Soshu Den and Bizen Den.... I see the first kanji in the mei is Tada....Akasaka is my guess..... Quote
Henry Wilson Posted July 18, 2011 Report Posted July 18, 2011 It looks very fresh and the metal does not look like Akasaka. Is it a modern remake? Quote
k morita Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 Also here. http://www.finesword.co.jp/sale/kodougu ... 820_g4.htm Quote
cabowen Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 It looks very fresh and the metal does not look like Akasaka. Is it a modern remake? Definitely...I think that the original design is Akasaka..... Quote
docliss Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 As many of you may be aware, such a tsuba is the avatar of the Northern To-Ken Society of Great Britain. Sadly, this society appears to be in limbo at the present time. John L. Quote
Bruno Posted July 19, 2011 Author Report Posted July 19, 2011 I took it from the website of a french Japanese antiques seller. Quote
christianmalterre Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 Bruno, Hugues is a very well known person. Ask him he may give you the exact description-as he definitely does know about! Christian Quote
kusunokimasahige Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 I must say I like it its something different ! KM Quote
Brian Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 When did the concept of the Gokkaden come into use first? Since it is pretty much a made up concept to put things into neat little boxes, and I am fairly sure it is a relatively modern concept (around 100 years or less?) then a tsuba with the 5 schools signed on the nakago must be fairly modern too? Would be interested in knowing when the Gokkaden was "invented" Brian Quote
IanB Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 John, Far from being in limbo, the Northern ToKen Society continues to hold interesting and well attended meetings - albeit in a new venue. Should any reader of this Board wish to come along and attend, we will be assembling at the Britannia Manchester Airport Hotel, Palatine Road, M22 4FH, on August 2nd at around 7.30 p.m. Ian Bottomley Quote
docliss Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 Ian, I am pleased to receive your reassuraning news re the Northern To-Ken Society but, as a paid-up Country Member who no longer receives a quarterly newsletter and can no longer access the society's web site, I hope that my disillusionment will be understood. With kind regards, John L. Quote
IanB Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 John, I will address the matter of access asap. Sadly, nobody felt they wished to take on the task of editing the Society's newsletter and whilst I try and write up the events of each meeting, I am the first to admit my scribblings fall far short of our past productions. Ian Quote
Jean Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 Gokkaden if I remember well was introduced by Hon'ami, Nakahara explains it in his book. Quote
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