Is this the funkiest tsuba ever?

...or is it even a real tsuba?

Opinions and thought please. If you do know what this is please let the game run awhile :D

The design looks like a kimono in a stand with the straw hat on top, can't imagine it on a sword though (or else it must have been owned by the most disreputable samurai).

Hi,

I guess that the motif of this Tsuba(?) is "a balancing toy". (maybe wrong?).

"a balancing toy"-----Japanese called "Yajirobei".

Please scroll down this link. A TOY STORY

http://www.printsofjapan.com/keisai_eisen1.htm

http://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/66/ ... 3e094f.jpg

Seems to have never been mounted... And if it was a balancing toy with the shape of a tsuba ? :lol:

A bottle opener?? As in beer bottles????

Bestests,

BaZZa.

Light switch plate.

Nice Kamishimo Tsuba !

what category would this type fall into ?

I have also seen Tsuba which were in the shape of earthenware pots et cetera.

KM

Justin gave my guess

LOL!

This little guy is so great Ford! :D

Where did you digg it out?

Excellent!

(does remember me somehow on Lone wolf and Cub...LOL!)

Christian

This is not a tsuba. It has no seppa dai. IMHO, of course

It's a coaster!

Christmas tree ornament for Nihontophyles

It's simply art.

How seriously would a Samurai be taken when he pulls his katana and his tsuba is this? The laughter would be endless I think.

If it isn't a toy, my guess is a plate found on kimonodansu. John

Door knocker

Whilst trying to get into work today, I had to take a number of detours. Looking out the window of bus I noticed the following:

Well Gentlemen we can debate whether it is a real tsuba or not, and remember that not all tsuba were used by samurai, but this one does appear to have been made by a real tsuba-ko. It's signed Umetada Shigeyoshi! :D

The design is described as a hat and kimono on a drying rack.

I came across it here. The Inverclyde Council website. It's part of the collection of tsuba held by the Mclean Museum and Art Gallery.

Good morning Ford

Excellent link

For the benefit of the vertically challenged like me, there are four page links way down at the bottom of the Nav bar on the left.

Cheers

Malcolm

remember that not all tsuba were used by samurai

He must have been a jolly little fella, if you get my point

Hi Ford

Just ask "Les" to pop over and have look at the tsuba i'm sure he has seen most of there tsuba and sword collection in the past, he only lives 5/6 miles away

All the best

Ray