Cello Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 Hi I know very little about the tsuba can anyone give me any information on this one school age quality ect.I only have the one picture as of now but will have more soon thanks. Quote
Brian Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 Marcello, Save your money. Nothing appealing about this one. Hope you didn't take the plunge yet...and if so...then hope it was cheap. Brian Quote
Cello Posted November 8, 2011 Author Report Posted November 8, 2011 It came with with the sword .... So what would cheap be for a tsuba of this type ?I assume it's an edo period? Quote
jamesicus Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 I kinda like the look of it, Marcello. Could you post a pic of the other side? James Quote
Cello Posted November 8, 2011 Author Report Posted November 8, 2011 hers the other side of the tsuba..I really have no idea on value of tsuba ...I barely have a grasp on the value of the actual swords lol!!Any input would be great thanks Quote
Soshin Posted November 9, 2011 Report Posted November 9, 2011 Hi Marcello, Could you try to take some better quality photos of the tsuba that are in focus in the correct orientation? This would aid in identification. Overall color looks strange in the photos but it could just be the quality of the photos with poor lighting. Yours truly, David Stiles Quote
Henry Wilson Posted November 9, 2011 Report Posted November 9, 2011 Marcello The tsuba is up-side-down. It looks like a Meiji period shiiremon to me. It seems to be in the style of some Goto work. Is it made of iron? Quote
Cello Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Posted November 9, 2011 Sorry about the poor quality... not my work, I'll take some quality pics and post them as soon as I can.. Quote
Cello Posted November 15, 2011 Author Report Posted November 15, 2011 I took some new pictures.It seems to be made of copper would it be pure copper or a alloy type? I took some measurements of it's thickness it's 5mm at the center and 3mm at the rim. Also the rim has a pattern of curved lines around it. Quote
Marius Posted November 15, 2011 Report Posted November 15, 2011 Marcello, this might be an alloy, on your last pics it looks like shakudo. I any case, please do not expect a heated discussion about this tsuba - there is nothing special about it. Sorry to be blunt, just trying to explain the silence in this thread. All that could be said, has been said about this tsuba. Quote
Cello Posted November 15, 2011 Author Report Posted November 15, 2011 Yeah didn't expect much just wanted to get an idea of it's age ect and learn a littlenabout tsuba value ect... Thx Quote
Marius Posted November 15, 2011 Report Posted November 15, 2011 To wrap up - it is a mass produced tsuba, late Edo/Meiji. Low value, possibly around $100, or whatever someone pays for it on eBay. Quote
jamesicus Posted November 15, 2011 Report Posted November 15, 2011 Yeah didn't expect much just wanted to get an idea of it's age ect and learn a littlenabout tsuba value ect...Thx Cheer up, Marcello, I still like the look of it. James Quote
Soshin Posted November 18, 2011 Report Posted November 18, 2011 Hi Marcello, The nanako-ji on the tsuba as well as the color of the patina of the shakudo is fairly poor. The poor color is likely due to the very low gold content. High quality shakudo with have a wonderful rich even dark blue-black color and have about 6% gold. Take a look at the Goto tsuba the guys from Tetsugendo.com posted on the tosogu board. This will give you a good reference of what great shakudo nanako-ji looks like on a tsuba. I would say that the tsuba was likely made in the Meiji Period and I would consider it Shiiremono (仕入物). On the bright side I don't think it is a Chinese fake. Yours truly, David Stiles Quote
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