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Nothing there when I checked

When I did my museum tsuba book I met with the committee and they gave me the 'rules' when using their images which were reasonable Why the secrecy, is this normal in France? I assume as places of learning anyone could ask to see this item If I didn't know better I'd think it was a wind up

Let the good times roll especially going down the nihonto rabbit hole

If you are asking advice about restoration we need more pictures A pictures says a thousand words

Hi Ron If you look at any images of Omori waves and compare them with yours the difference will jump out at you Omori waves are expensive for a very good reason

Tsuba was made by Manuel Corden It arrived yesterday in a box with personalised pouch What I liked was the flow of sukashi and evenness (but with natural variation) of the walls which has exceeded my expectations Surface is good along with the patina which is much darker than the images If you are interested in purchasing a tsuba, Manuel will discuss this with you and price accordingly He will also provide you with a design prior to starting the commission I've never met Manuel or receive any kickbacks (I thought someone may think I had a financial interest with such glowing feedback!) Commissioned utushi tsuba from: Haynes Gai So Shi Page 130 Yono naka ni, sake to sakura to,nakarisebaharuno omei wa, nozoke karamaji. 'if there was no saki and no cherry blossoms there would be no peaceful feeling in Spring, Mei: Bushu ju Akasaka Hikojuro saku 武州 住 赤坂 彦十郎 作 Hikojuro is from the Tadatoki group and either the 1st or 2nd master -------------------------------------------------------------------- Manuel cut the mei to my instruction with a little modification Front LH side = Hikojuro saku (Hikojuro saku) Front RH 武州 住 赤坂 (Bushu ju Akasaka) Rear LH side = Koden 古伝 Rear RH side = utsushi (homage tsuba, made) 寫 之

Nice lessons to be learnt - looks like it may be a mei but you will need better images You could try drawing what you can see in hand

The discovery of an ancient sword changed Japanese history (msn.com) https://www.msn.com/...c841ce34ecdf81&ei=92

Someone made a very nice purchase I have a tsuba (in the post) commissioned with Manuel

The 'indents' are if a tsuba was put on another sword so it stayed on the original sword Sometimes these 'indents' were added just for effect

I'm with Grey To have the design over the seppa dai to me a no no

Would you let me know, how did you remove the Verdigris?

For me it is a couple of times a day The better sale items go very quickly! I do look at a few other topics and the laugh of the day always makes me smile

Maybe off topic but for tsuba I'd like there to be a bit more detail if known My Hizen gives the mei translation but no generation and I've shown it to a couple of respected sword collectors and they say the generation is quite obvious

They look so much better, as before I'm sure most would discard them straight away I can't see any damage to the patina I have not idea if your methods are correct but they needed much more than a gentle wash Stopping the rust was paramount and if you keep them long enough you will know I have seen some great work done with bone picks but the examples took ages for one piece I expect to get shot down buts thats life

Ed that was my thinking about a theme and we can all be guilty of this. At one time I bought almost anything that had kanji in the design! I had an enquiry about buying horse related items and after sending him the images he bought the lot. I sold at my normal price but I'm sure he would have paid more but that is not my thing I only charge more if it is one on my 'keepers' but that is very rare I have a friend who has been trying to the last three Haynes catalogues which is his personal goal but it's to expensive to buy outside the UK. Any help appreciated

Looking forward to your images

Mike has done a few jobs for me including shirasaya Currently he is making me a saya for a naginata and tidying up the pole Recommended

Yes but only if you can't see the hamon

I enjoyed the video - Thanks to all the NMB members who find this stuff

A very good find - thanks

Wonderful Absence makes the heart grow fonder

I agree with Steve Sometimes a tsuba's school/mei are obvious and don't expect much extra information So if you have a Yamakichibei tsuba don't expect an age or generation (same with swords) Ideal if a tsuba/sword is unsigned of good quality I did use shinsa to verify a signature that had mixed opinions on the NMB

So tempting!!!

Didn't they learn handwriting !!!! So difficult for me Now I'll do more research