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  1. John A Stuart
    I see Noshu Seki ju Minamoto Mi...... John
  2. John A Stuart
    Akimitsu seems more likely. John
  3. John A Stuart
    I would have thought 文貞 Buntei, but, there is no period named this unless it is one of those oddities that were dated before the official period name was given. John
  4. John A Stuart
    Ah ha, A quick look-see made me think it was shige 重 , but, it is 玉 Thanks for correction. George. John
  5. John A Stuart
    Good read. 汎隆 John
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    When I have them shipped to me by mail they are usually wrapped in the box and the little cushion is a must. John
  7. John A Stuart
    Something 藤 Fuji 光重 Mitsushige, I believe. John
  8. John A Stuart
    I have what I believe is a later copy. John
  9. John A Stuart
    Maybe ask Tozando for their fletchers or fletch yourself. https://www.3riversarchery.com/kyudo-feathers.html John
  10. John A Stuart
    Even the kuchibeni has this 'dappling'. Is it not signs of bead blasting? John
  11. John A Stuart
    Looks like a Nobuie tsuba. John
  12. John A Stuart
    I think there is little doubt it is Toshimune. John
  13. John A Stuart
    "On being human."
  14. John A Stuart
    You have Showa 20 nen, 1945. I don't see a pic of the signature. John
  15. John A Stuart
    Kenukigata-tachi. Scroll down this page. https://markussesko.com/2014/0/ John
  16. John A Stuart
    Maybe Akimori, 在親 John
  17. John A Stuart
    One thing that is important, to me at least, is comfort and relaxation. Oftentimes I have found kantei when with important figures in the nihonto world very stressful and I don't want to lose face by a really bad call. I have even sweated with the pressure. Making it a relaxed friendly non-competitive process would go a long way, the freedom to be nonjudgementally wrong. John
  18. John A Stuart
    Kogatana looks like Yamato no Kami Kanenobu. Any other signatures. John
  19. John A Stuart
    Bizen no Kuni Sukemune, not Sakemune as in the description. John
  20. John A Stuart
    There is an RJT smith from Aichi prov. whose family name is 真野 Shinno. John
  21. John A Stuart

    Waki-Crack

    John A Stuart replied to lanceoa's topic in Nihonto

    The crack in the nakago worries me little. It is not fatal. Needs some restoration and could end up a cool number. The tsuba is interesting too. John
  22. John A Stuart
    Signed 遊楽斎赤文 Yuesai Sekibun. Good work. I thought a reproduction, but, just too good is it not? John
  23. John A Stuart
    Examples.
  24. John A Stuart
    Isn't this Ishime surface not common on Iwata II tsuba? John
  25. John A Stuart
    Everything about this screams Japanese to me from the chomage to the style of dress. Cold painted bronzes are very appealing to me. John
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