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I think that mist is mostly depicted as horizontal slits, and not necessarily as pairs.
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Zenon Vandame Still In Business?
ROKUJURO replied to TheGermanBastard's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Luis, try to look under Zénon van Damme. -
Elaborate and fascinating little sculptures, but nothing I would like to drink from!
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Alex, a good SUKASHI TSUBA is a lot of work, while forging a TÔSHÔ plate is relatively easy, even when you forge it down to plausible dimensions. A SUKASHI TSUBA presents a lot of possibilities for the identificatioin of the tools and work used for its manufacture, so a copy is more easily detected.. Think also of TEKKOTSU which is still a secret not only to most forgers, but also to collectors. Patination is more a question of knowledge and patience than of hard work.
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Brian, the 'pitting' is probably caused by the fog in his room....
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Cycas revoluta (Sotetsu [Japanese ソテツ], sago palm, king sago, sago cycad, Japanese sago palm), is a species of gymnosperm in the family Cycadaceae, native to southern Japan including the Ryukyu Islands. It is one of several species used for the production of sago, as well as an ornamental plant.
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Can You Help With Any Information On A Sword.
ROKUJURO replied to blackandamber's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Blackandamber, it looks like a military sword. More could be said if you remove the handle. Push out the bamboo peg and pull the handle off. Take care not to touch the blade with your bare fingers. Read here on NMB about preservation, care and etiquette of Japanese swords. And please sign all posts with your first name plus an initial. -
Thank you, Ray! Most appreciated!
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Stephen, that is a very kind offer from you, but too much hassle and probably more expensive. How could I contact Kelly S. or Dave T., please? Are they agents?
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How could I buy this one: http://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/h303365512 Any help is appreciated!
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This Is Well Worth Reading:
ROKUJURO replied to Pete Klein's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
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Deloin, vu de près, it is a TACHI TSUBA, depicting a HOO bird. Please sign all posts with a full first name and an initial.
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Jean, 'ma république'!
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Stephen, that is just marvelous, but it may be difficult to work it into a TSUBA! Seriously, is that pottery and not cast iron? Astounding! If it were iron, I would just brush it to remove the red rust. As pottery, leave it as it is. But I bet it is iron!
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Yes, Stephen, that was the only one. I had two or three in hand long ago, but no photos left - that was before the digital era struck me....
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Stephen, you mean KAESHI-ZUNO? No, it is not that one, but probably a decoration piece for the lower part of the WAKIZASHI SAYA. You see that sometimes on more ornate KOSHIRAE.
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Peter, smith's name is MASAHISA.
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Sergei, I wouldn't have called it a fake but a recent copy, unless it was sold to you as authentic KO-TOSHO and with a price according to that. In this case you should return it, if possible.
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Jay, Yes. Unless he really did so, you can't do much.
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Johni, it is difficult to say with photos alone, but I don't see evidence of forging or fire-welding. Instead I think I see scale all over the surface, and remains of grinding a bevel on the rim (2nd photo, 5°°). But that may well look different with the TSUBA in hand.
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Sergei, TENPÔ (JIDAI) may be a correct time of manufacture, but I think it is much later. I don't see hammer marks, instead the surface shows a very even ISHIME, probably from artificial corrosion/patination. The steel gives an impression of a modern sheet steel. Without holding the TSUBA in hand, it looks to me like a late revival piece, nicely copied from a real KO-TOSHO TSUBA and with the correct dimensions..
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Xavier, it might be difficult to find a blade at this price that will be a pleasure to look at. As you say, 'junk or hardly better' is perhaps nothing you can learn a lot from. My advice: invest some of the money in good books now, and in the years to come put some money aside for a better blade, possibly in polish, so you can see what you have.
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It looks more like UME (plum tree).
