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  1. Manuel Coden
    I saw those as well, the Bonhams one someone made a great score. The second one is badly corroded, last kanji is hardly readable so they made a guess i think, but to me should be the late Edo Tomohisa (same as the published one in my article)
  2. Manuel Coden
    Thank you Dale, i actually know those but i deliberately excluded cause not signed. Actually i have other signed examples but since the workmanship and subject are the same i thought no need to include those.
  3. Manuel Coden
    Recently i made a research on the subject depicted on the following tsuba made by Yaji Tomoyuki (八道友之) that i currently own, since i thought it was quite interesting what i found i made an article about it. Feel free to download it and i'd be happy to hear your thoughts about it. Chōshū Yaji research.pdf
  4. Manuel Coden
    Bishu Osafune ju Sukesada Tenbun 21 a day in the 8th month
  5. Manuel Coden
    My guess seeing the oxidation and the construction is that probably comes from a statue
  6. Manuel Coden
    Interesting concept and execution, among fittings i saw only menuki depicting tsuba before
  7. Manuel Coden
    Because that writing is just the cursive for the same kanji
  8. Manuel Coden
    https://markussesko.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/nihontocompendium-e1.pdf Courtesy of Markus Sesko
  9. Manuel Coden
    Is been done before, read "episode 11"
  10. Manuel Coden
    Ichi Tomonari gojūroku-daison Bizen Osafune-shi – Yokoyama Kaga no Suke Fujiwara Sukenaga saku (一友成五十六代孫備前長船士・横山加賀介藤原祐永作)
  11. Manuel Coden
    I have some extra i can share and since i'm in the EU you won't have customs fees
  12. Manuel Coden
    More than Gassan this looks more like Shitahara, also nakago shape would fit
  13. Manuel Coden
    i read 一風子 (Ippushi? child of Ippu?) can't find any artist with that name, the only similar is 一風 "Ippu"
  14. Manuel Coden
    It doesn't say anything about Soshu or Masamune anywhere, on the hakogaki it actually says "Awataguchi" 粟田口
  15. Manuel Coden
    From the research i did online for a name with those specific kanji they all turn out as Yoshimasa, so i'm quite confident that would be it
  16. Manuel Coden
    The most likely pronunciation of 祥正 i think would be "Yoshimasa"
  17. Manuel Coden
    I do use Wise, very convenient and fast also to transfer money to Japan. A suggestion when sending money to Japan, ask for kanji/katakana account name or it can cause problems for transfer. i leave you my link so you can have a free transfer up to 500€ (and i can get some cashback ) https://wise.com/invite/u/manuelc927
  18. Manuel Coden
    looks like 需應佐々木重輔 which should mean "on request of Sasaki Shigesuke (or Jusuke)" Seems he liked his swords being custom made https://jref.com/threads/request-for-help-translating-kanji.251744/ https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/33601-help-needed-with-mei/
  19. Manuel Coden
    btw here's a beautiful documentary on how kettles are made traditionally (you can also see how complicated is to get a good one that way)
  20. Manuel Coden
    Cast iron has a melting point of 1250+ °C (which was hard to achieve with ancient bellows) while copper have 1085°C and brass 900-950°C (depending on the composition of the alloy), moreover as said previously cast iron needs to be heat treated after pouring to ensure workability and toughness. Charcoal wasn't cheap even in those times, so would have been a double waste, the work of a person to make a tsuba from scratch was probably cheaper.
  21. Manuel Coden
    A little tanto habaki i have since a while
  22. Manuel Coden
    My best wishes to Guido, looking forward to have a beer (or two) with him again
  23. Manuel Coden
    they do look quite new, maybe Meiji or modern
  24. Manuel Coden
    A pretty unique one from Aoijapan https://www.aoijapan.com/wakizashi-mumeiunji/
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