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  1. John A Stuart
    Maybe, 備州長舩廉光 Bishu Osafune Yasumitsu. John
  2. John A Stuart
    備前住則光 Bizen ju Norimitsu. John
  3. John A Stuart
    Yes, more in line. John
  4. John A Stuart
    The only one that makes sense to me is Sanetsune 真経 John
  5. John A Stuart
    I just find certain pottery tactile, a pleasure to caress. Like certain rocks. John
  6. John A Stuart
    How does it feel? John
  7. John A Stuart
    Is that not 兼植 Kanetane? John BTW, Perhaps as well, 越州 Esshu
  8. John A Stuart
    My eyes, my eyes. Darcy, what did you do? John
  9. John A Stuart
    That Horimono is different. I can't remember seeing one like that, going around. John
  10. John A Stuart
    Mauro, the shape could be likened to bracken shaped. Like in Warabite in 蕨手刀 Warabite-to, the old sword type. John
  11. John A Stuart
    This is a Kenshin tsuba 献進 It would never be mounted. John
  12. John A Stuart
    I've a few, but, this is my fav. John
  13. John A Stuart
    They look just like any pair of riding gloves. They aren't old as they still seem to be fairly supple. Leather tends to stiffen with age. They are called Kawatebukuro, funny as it means 'leather hand bag', but, In German they call them 'Handschuhe', so who's to judge? I have heard them called Yugake, although originally for archery it seems a general term now. John
  14. John A Stuart
    Chen Chen, Nice work on the 陳列箱 John
  15. John A Stuart
    Yes, when I was taught how to harden a kogatana we were directed to chisel the mei before yakiire. I suspect because it is more efficient to carve when the metal is safe from becoming too hard. John
  16. John A Stuart
    Unicode. Google, how to type a macron. I have a link, but, when I add it here get an error message. John
  17. John A Stuart
    Sure, or Hо̄nо̄tо̄.
  18. John A Stuart
    Maybe, Izumi no Kami Rai Kinmichi. John
  19. John A Stuart
    Yes, pics would be great. Honoto, why ho-No-to? Not that it matters a whole lot. John
  20. John A Stuart
    Maybe おと as in 音 Oto. Fame?? A real stretch. John
  21. John A Stuart

    Thoughts.....

    John A Stuart replied to Ed's topic in Tosogu

    Not mine Ed. I wish, one like it is my holy grail. One is published in a book I have, and is in fact on the dust cover, where it is rather large, and to my eye favours the mei on the other Myouju tsuba I posted. I'll post a pic of the cover. It should help. I think you will see a significant difference. John
  22. John A Stuart

    Thoughts.....

    John A Stuart replied to Ed's topic in Tosogu

    I wonder if it is in fact Myouju. Maybe late Edo Akitoshi product. 明壽 I include a pic of something I covet immensely to have. John
  23. John A Stuart

    Suriage

    John A Stuart replied to Darcy's topic in Nihonto

    I like the idea of adding the mei by this process. No worries on losing the dangly bit, it is papered and has an oshigata and the process would have been recorded and in the literature at some point. It is just more tidy and traditional. Looks superbly well done too. John
  24. John A Stuart
    I have hidden a rude comment from public view. People don't have to agree, but, rudeness is a losing argument and not to be tolerated. Police yourselves. John
  25. John A Stuart
    Not a common name. There is an RJT smith Naoji using Onoki, connection? coincidence? John
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