vetgirig Posted February 20, 2012 Report Posted February 20, 2012 Hi everyone, I am new to this interesting forum. I Wonder if someone can tell me a little about this Tsuba on the pictures. Age? History? value? I am very greatful for all help I can get. Best regards vetgirig Quote
Mark Green Posted February 20, 2012 Report Posted February 20, 2012 Hi vetgirig, I hope you don't mind, But I had to post your pic so I, and others, could look at it without hurting our neck. I like it. A lot of spacers have been removed. Nice patina. I'm not sure about the attribution. Likely Edo period though. Mark G Quote
Surfson Posted February 21, 2012 Report Posted February 21, 2012 That's a Valentine's day tsuba! Quote
vetgirig Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Posted February 21, 2012 Thanks for the info Mark Do you now how much the value for it might be? I am asking becuse it is not mine yet and dont now how much i will offer the seller for it. Edo period does that mean that it is from 1700 century? Happy Valentine's day Surfon! :D cheers! Quote
Brian Posted February 21, 2012 Report Posted February 21, 2012 Please sign your posts with a real first name, and edit your profile to add your real name where asked for. Would appreciate it if you would do this asap. Thanks. Brian PS - Over here, vetgirig would refer to a large home-made filter for smoking dope. Hmm..... :| Quote
vetgirig Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Posted February 22, 2012 I have edit my real name in my profil now. best regards Johan Quote
Surfson Posted February 23, 2012 Report Posted February 23, 2012 Hi Vetgirig. You asked about value, and I'll take a stab at it. There are a couple of issues with it, based on the photos. First, it is lacking any of the soft metal inserts in either the nakago ana or the hitsu ana. In the latter case, they were clearly once there. The other issue that is hard to judge is that it appears to have some type of coating on it - perhaps some sort of clear lacquer or other material. To my eye, this looks recent and will likely affect value. I think that this tsuba, if sold on ebay (which is the best comparator since all we have to go on are photos) would go in the $150-200 range. Just my humble opinion. Cheers, Surf Quote
vetgirig Posted February 23, 2012 Author Report Posted February 23, 2012 Thanks for the help with the value issue Surfon!=) Best gerards Johan Quote
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