Questions on a small tsuba collection...

[analog addict]

My mother is looking to liquidate some of her Asian art collection, and has asked me to find out whatever information I can find on her small collection of tsuba. I don't know the conventions of this board, so please let me know if I am out of line, but she is trying to get a feel for age, desirability, and value if possible. Here are the pieces...

 

#1)

 

 

 

 

#2)

 

 

 

#3)

 

 

 

#4)

 

 

 

#5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

In addition two pieces on blades....

 

 

 

 

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Any help is greatly appreciated....

 

 

Allan

[Grey Doffin]

Hi Allen,

Not much of an authority but I'll try. We don't know the sizes of these pieces and size does matter, but a rough guess...

1. carp ascending waterfall, mid to late Edo period, $200 to $300

2. Nara school? mid Edo, $200 or a bit better.

3. late Edo, $150 at best.

4. ditto.

5. Bushu Ju Masafusa (or Masamichi), mid Edo, $200 to $300.

6. mid Edo, $200 to $300.

7. mid Edo, $150.

 

Others may have better ideas.

Grey

[Brian]

Yep..I think that's in the ballpark.

 

Brian

[Soshin]

Hi Allen,

Not much of an authority but I'll try. We don't know the sizes of these pieces and size does matter, but a rough guess...

1. carp ascending waterfall, mid to late Edo period, $200 to $300

2. Nara school? mid Edo, $200 or a bit better.

3. late Edo, $150 at best.

4. ditto.

5. Bushu Ju Masafusa (or Masamichi), mid Edo, $200 to $300.

6. mid Edo, $200 to $300.

7. mid Edo, $150.

 

Others may have better ideas.

Grey

 

Hi Allen,

 

I generally agree with Grey but number five is signed Masafusa and not Masamichi and it likely the most valueable tsuba in the small collection at about $350 USD on a good day.

 

 

 

Yours truly,

David Stiles

[runagmc]

It has been translated as Masakata here, viewtopic.php?f=15&t=12939&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15

[docliss]

Come on guys …! Adam is quite correct, and Allan’s #5 is signed BUSHU (NO) JU MASAKATA (正方). Haynes lists only one artist who signed thus, but this is not the work of H 04068.0, the second master of the Edo Itō school, but by a later artist using this name, circa 1825-50.

 

Kind regards, John L.

[Soshin]

Hi John L.,

 

Thanks for the correction. Regardless we are just talking about mediocre late Edo Period work at best. Therefore it many be better If don't remember such things.

 

 

 

Yours truly,

David Stiles