Stu W Posted September 21, 2011 Report Posted September 21, 2011 Hi Folks, I've come across this tsuba in my travels and find that there are what appear to be flowers carved into both sides as well as some decorative vine work on one side. This tsuba is attracted to a magnet, has considerable weight and measures 77 x 73 x 6mm thick. Can anyone suggest what type of flowers these are? Is there a type that has commonly been used in certain time periods before? Also, anyone able to estimate it's approximate date of manufacture? Thank you. Kind regards to all, Stu Quote
Stu W Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Posted September 21, 2011 Well that was quick. I think you are correct. Thank you both very much. Any guesses anyone as to it's age? Kind Regards, Stu Quote
k morita Posted September 21, 2011 Report Posted September 21, 2011 Hi, I vote peonies. Attached pic is a peony(red) in Japan. Quote
Stu W Posted September 22, 2011 Author Report Posted September 22, 2011 Thanks very much for that image. If you don't mind I'm going to copy it to my archive. I'd like to learn how to do that myself. Does it require specialized software? Anyone have an idea as to age on this tsuba? Regards, Stu Quote
christianmalterre Posted September 22, 2011 Report Posted September 22, 2011 Dear Stu, it´s somehow "tricky" "tricky"-so to be quite confident in dating your´s Tsuba to an specific time-period. In fact-it could be everything from Momoyama till up to 1900... One has to see it in hands... The iron looks quite confident-in all the rest(Seppa Dai Area,wich seems overpolished/Zogan,which seem to be there/carving of that flower-which does not really "fitt" to this Tsuba´s original execution...???/Execution of those Ana...which equally could have ben "overworked" later...?) Hard to say.... What is this original Zogan(Inlay)motive?- which can be seen on some remaining spots on that plate.. Christian Quote
Stu W Posted September 28, 2011 Author Report Posted September 28, 2011 Hello Christian, Thank you for your comments. Momoyama to 1900...that's quite a spread. I'll keep working at this and see if I can narrow it down. The inlay appears to be some sort of vine. It's not easily seen unless the tsuba is held at the right angle to the light. I'm going to attempt to take and post better photos and see if I can make out more of the design. The inlay appears more easily seen after it's been photographed than it does to my naked eye. Regards, Stu Quote
christianmalterre Posted September 28, 2011 Report Posted September 28, 2011 Dear Stu, just do make you an easy living here;and just take your´s time in shooting some photos under dirct sunshine(best ever you can get)... mine e-mail is given-so feel free to mail me those pictures,otherwise PM me... Let me see how this Tsuba will find an good place in world.. ... (I´m pretty confident-as i do like it!) Christian Quote
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