Ginza Choshuya Magazine June 2012 Inquiry

[Curran]

Does anyone have a copy and willing to scan in an image for me?

I would like to see the Kaga Goto tsuba they have up for sale. PM me or post here.

 

I'm also curious to see the Jingo and Mino they have posted at those pricepoints.

The Mino is pushing on Ko-Mino prices. Wondering how nice it must be, but primarily interested in the Kaga Goto piece.

[NihontoEurope]

Curran,

 

Email sent...

 

If it is not correct, please post here.

 

/Martin

[Curran]

/Martin

 

That is the old dragon one they had up on their website. One of the rare Kaga Goto examples I didn't like.

 

They posted here: http://world.choshuya.co.jp/gj_index/20 ... 201206.htm

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I'm curious to see it and wrote them an email, but figured the NMB might be faster be 1 or 2 days.

[k morita]

Hi Curran,

I sent an e-mail to Choshuya today.

I am waiting for the reply with the pic from Choshuya.

(However, a reply may not be sent to me from Choshuya.)

[Curran]

Morita-san,

 

Arigato gozaimasu.

Ginza Choshuya usually responds, but it takes a few days.

[jlawson]

I have it and will scan it for you Curran.

 

 

James Lawson

[Curran]

James,

 

Thank you, but not necessary now.

I just opened my email 9pm tonight to see another collector emailed it to me.

 

The Kaga Goto is very nice. Not sure it is so nice that it is worth selling something to buy it.

I do like the Jingo piece, though it is probably too plain Jane for most people.

[k morita]

Good.

I have no reply from Choshuya yet.

[k morita]

Curran-san

 

I got an e-mail with 2 photos from Choshuya just now.

It's a museum class tsuba,veeeeeerrrryyy nice!!!! :D :D

You must go.

[myochin]

Any possibility of sharing the pictures as I am curious.

Might be worth subscribing back to their magazine...

 

Thanks.

Paul.

[Curran]

Ginza Choshuya hasn't sent me anything.

The spirit is willing; but the yen rate and the fact that my paycheck is tied to the stock market are against it.

 

Paul,

The image sent to me is very large. I will try to edit it down for here later. If I loose too much resolution, I may just send it to you privately or post in another forum where I have less size constraints.

[k morita]

Hi,

Here it is.

650000 JP Yen :D

[NihontoEurope]

Wow,

 

It is A BEAUTY!

 

Since I have a koshirae with the "same" waves engraved at the tsuba I will post an image in the TOSUGO section.

 

Perhaps someone knows smith/school of mine.

 

/Martin

[Brian]

Paul,

The image sent to me is very large. I will try to edit it down for here later. If I loose too much resolution, I may just send it to you privately or post in another forum where I have less size constraints.

Curran,

I recently opened up direct viewing file size to 1200x1200 pixels, and up to 1.5 meg pictures each. Max width is now 1500x1500. How big were you planning on going?

You browsing on a 50" LED TV by any chance? :lol:

Any pic that is bigger than that...doesn't have to be. Really.

Here's an example of a random tsuba, at 1200 pix wide. File size only 250k. If you guys need more, I can do it.

 

Brian

[Ed]

Curran,

Sorry, I couldn't post the photo sooner, just got my scanner up and running this morning.

The Kaga Goto piece is beautiful, but I really like the Jingo one.

 

Here is a photo of it:

[Curran]

Ed and Morita-san,

thank you for posting the images. At best, I have an old old old version of Adobe Photoshop and have a slow time of even the most minor photowork.

 

Ed,

I agree I instinctively like the Jingo most. I'd love to have a kinko example. I have 2 iron examples from this school.

Good Jingo often look and feel phenomenally better in person, but Ginza Choshuya's pictures do this one justice.

I was trying to decide if I think this is 3rd or 4th Gen work. I have this 4th gen monster (photos). The iron feels like depleted unranium, and is extremely distinct feel (texture) like ferrous velvet.

 

***Kantei point would be the unusual shape of nakago ana both at the top and bottom.