Tcat Posted July 5, 2012 Report Posted July 5, 2012 low-medium grade, late edo or meiji tsuba in bad condition. bad patina and considerable pitting. could possibly have been "rubbed up the wrong way" by a well meaning but ignorant custodian. Quote
Curran Posted July 5, 2012 Report Posted July 5, 2012 Alex, The owner has been around NMB a few years and probably learned a thing or two. Please let him start off with his own observations and thoughts before we get very in depth on this one. Quote
Tcat Posted July 5, 2012 Report Posted July 5, 2012 Dow, out of interest, what are your personal opinions regarding this tsuba? Quote
Type99 Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Posted July 6, 2012 Tcat said: Dow, out of interest, what are your personal opinions regarding this tsuba? My main concern on most Tsuba's floating around are the fake ones, somtimes their hard to tell. Quote
Curran Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 Why do you feel this one may not be legit? Quote
Type99 Posted July 7, 2012 Author Report Posted July 7, 2012 I got the tsuba from a questionable dealer. Quote
Alan Morton Posted July 7, 2012 Report Posted July 7, 2012 Dow, looks a pretty legit tsuba to me, just in need of some TLC with an old tooth brush with a crew cut and stay clear of the soft metal. Alan Quote
Soshin Posted July 9, 2012 Report Posted July 9, 2012 Hi Dow, The tsuba looks real to me but in poor condition with some active rust and few places on the ura where the patina was lost. Some TLC is needed. Yours truly, David Stiles Quote
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