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Post by zhangziyi777 on Feb 17, 2021 10:19:14 GMT
I'm a new collector personally but don't mistaken that for a lack of passion or love for my "babies".
More posts of my collection soon to follow.
I have recently acquired a few very old tsubas. One I know is from Edo Period but that just bout all I can tell you. I'm hoping someone could help translate the Certificate and maybe help identity the period and maker of the Tsubas I possess. (Google Translate comes back different results each time so lost faith with google...:-()
First up, one I bought (paid a bit for it) which is claimed to be Edo period and Signed. See following pictures. |
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Post by Jussi Ekholm on Feb 17, 2021 15:25:31 GMT
The certificate on your picture looks extremely questionable, I believe it is in fact a printed copy of NBTHK Hozon paper that is printed on a regular paper and cut off. The original certificate is for 雷神風神図鐔 - Tsuba that is wind god & thunder god design - Signed 平安城住 Heianjō jū (Cut off). The note on the box says - Signature 江州XX / 安政弐年八月 - Goshū XX / 1855, 8th month. I can't get the XX, as only ones I would associate with Goshū would be Sōten and I dont see any tsuba of this style in your pictures. However I am not a fittings collector.
Can you pair what items were sold to with which info.
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Post by zhangziyi777 on Feb 17, 2021 21:57:24 GMT
So this one came with this certificate and I Did pay I'll be honest more than I should, :    This one came with this on topo of wood box:  
However, I got this one from same seller,  I am curious what does this signature say  The certificate on your picture looks extremely questionable, I believe it is in fact a printed copy of NBTHK Hozon paper that is printed on a regular paper and cut off. The original certificate is for 雷神風神図鐔 - Tsuba that is wind god & thunder god design - Signed 平安城住 Heianjō jū (Cut off). The note on the box says - Signature 江州XX / 安政弐年八月 - Goshū XX / 1855, 8th month. I can't get the XX, as only ones I would associate with Goshū would be Sōten and I dont see any tsuba of this style in your pictures. However I am not a fittings collector.
Can you pair what items were sold to with which info.
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Post by zhangziyi777 on Feb 17, 2021 21:58:45 GMT
I forgot to add, someone you can use a ice-cube to tell if something real silver or not by how fast the ice cube melts and cold transfers to metal, is this true?
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Post by Jussi Ekholm on Feb 18, 2021 18:12:16 GMT
Unfotunately I think the one that came with the certificate is not a Japanese tsuba. I do think the signature on it might possbily read - Yamanaga - 山永 I do also think the one with visible signature could be a cast piece. I think the signature might be a weak copy of Ichijō (kao) - 一乗 (花押) You can see a comparison to authentic Ichijō here: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24712For the one that came with the box if it is not signed, it isn't the one that is written on the box. |
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Post by jeff190 on Feb 25, 2021 6:29:33 GMT
The certificate actually looks really fake to me...... NBTHK certificate always use certain type of paper and none of them is like this one...
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Post by zhangziyi777 on Mar 2, 2021 3:37:32 GMT
The certificate actually looks really fake to me...... NBTHK certificate always use certain type of paper and none of them is like this one... I am in agreement with you. It pains me as few I paid a bit for, anyways I'm using them the better fit/look my junkier pieces. Tonight I'll take pictures of my collection. It's grown a lot, I post them here later. |
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