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Price drop ---> 520 €

Kozuka signed Nakagami Mototsugu (kao) Late Edo period (~1800) Yamashiro province, Kyoto Quality work in shakudo nanako, Japanese pigeon themed. Gilding and copper inlays. Mototsugu was considered a master, and was the disciple and adopted son of Motohiro, one of Kyoto's most famous artists. 600 €

Best nihonto message board ever . Thank you Brian !

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Thank you very much for your kind words Barrett. It was a pleasure getting to know you .

Hello, Dragon Unryu shakudo tsuba, katagiri bori work. 74,2 x 71,5 x 6 mm. Heavy - 182g 450 € + shipping

Nice modern design ! I like it.

Horses menuki ---> SOLD

Tsuba shakudo mokko gata ---> SOLD (thank you !) Horses menuki ---> 150 €

New prices (cost price, so non-negociable) Shakudo mokko gata tsuba ---> 400 € Horses menuki ---> 150 €

Shakudo mokko gata ---> 500 € Horses menuki ---> 250 €

Seiryuken Eiju ---> SOLD Kinko Mokko Gata ---> 580 € Horses menuki ---> 270 €

Bump Seiryuken Eiju ---> 350 € Kinko Mokko Gata ---> 580 € Horses menuki ---> 270 €

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Last discounts / Christmas discounts : Seiryuken Eiju ---> 350 € Kinko Mokko Gata ---> 580 € Horses menuki ---> 270 €

Reduced prices : Seiryuken Eiju ---> 400 € Kinko Mokko Gata ---> 600 € Menuki ---> 300 €

Thank you Greg

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Hello Members, Below are two quality tsuba and a pair of menuki that I am currently selling : 1) Tsuba signed Seiryuken Eiju Tetsugendo school. 54,1 x 51,3 mm 500 € 2) Tsuba Kinko mokko gata 74,4 x 69,2 mm 700 € 3) Running horses menuki - Suaka and shakudo with gold inlay eyes - 40,5 x 12 mm - 41,5 x 16 mm 350 €

Bla bla bla... These kantei shouldn't be taken too seriously, but the totally hypothetical comments from someone who thought that I were a liar and this certificate was from 2009 must be ? As we say in France, with "ifs" I can remake the world ... I bought this blade less than 200K yen. It's ok ? Do we agree ? (it's a rhetorical question) I'm done here, good luck guys.

Yes Jacques, I know that you are a great expert, much bigger than Degore and the NBTHK combined. Your knowledge of the Japanese sword has no limits. Thank you very much for enlightening me with your immeasurable knowledge. Indeed, there are of course always exceptions, which is why most historical fields are so complex. It cannot be an exact science. That said, here we can easily see that Degore's "generalization" is not without meaning.

Dear Geraint, The story is relatively simple. I bought this blade on (bad) photos with the help of a Japanese friend based in Tokyo. When I saw it I immediately thought of a pretty Soshu den of course (I love Soshu work). And the reason I took the risk of buying it on bad photos was precisely because it was mumei. So I was hoping for a good surprise, it was simply a bet. In any case, I didn't expect Oyogo Kunishige at all, even if this verdict is not so surprising since the Mizuta school strove to copy the works of the Soshu den with a somewhat different aspect of the nie. Regards,

No problem Pietro. I thank you again for your opinion about the date.

Ok, maybe you right. Thank you for your opinion. But to be honest with you, I don't care. The subject wasn't the authenticity and date of the certificate, and in posting this, I didn't think I would be called a liar. To be clear, I deposited the sword at the NBTHK in September 2020, and received the certificate in early March 2021. An NBTHK certificate is not issued in a week. That's all. End of the story.