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Marius

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  1. Hello Jack, Before you start collecting (I don't mean buying the odd tsuba or other kodogu by this) you might want to acquire some books first. My top three recommendations: Tsuba - An Aesthetic Study. By Torigoye Kazutaro and Robert Haynes - that is a good primer Early Japanese Sword Guards: Sukashi Tsuba. By Masayuki Sasano. An old review here: http://gomabashi.blogspot.com/2010/03/this-book-will-change-way-you-think.html?view=classic) Tsuba Kanshoki by Torigoye Kazutaro - this is a fantastic reference book. Admittedly, the second book might push you into a certain, restrained, type of aesthetics, but it is one of the best tsuba books ever published. There are also websites packed with informatio. My top three picks: https://www.shibuiswords.com https://tsubakansho.com https://kodogunosekai.wordpress.com Good luck!
  2. Manuel Coden's utsushi of a Muromachi tsuba. Excellent work!
  3. @drbvac @JakeNYC Gentlemen, I think you are both in perfect agreement. This is a highly attractive sword at highly attractive price, and it is suitable for seasoned as well as for new collectors. I like it so much in fact, that I would grab it, were I not hampered by a rather substantial home renovation (costs have skyrocketed). @Jussi Ekholm Fantastic offering, Jussi. I think this hasn't sold yet because of summer holidays. I will drop you a PM. Really great sword.
  4. http://www.sho-shin.com/sai21.htm http://www.sho-shin.com/sai23.htm Nami-no-hira is also written as Namihra. As for the smith, from Markus Sesko's Index: YASUTOSHI (安俊), Ōei (応永, 1394-1428), Satsuma – “Naminohira Yasutoshi” (波平安俊), Naminohira school, according to tradition the son of Yasumitsu (安光), ayasugi-hada in combination with a suguha Hope this helps
  5. Brian, you are too kind and I am flattered In this case, the fact that Curran, a truly educated collector, was tempted by this ken, vindicates my purchase
  6. Curran, For the sake of full disclosure - it is being paid for right now So, yes, one may consider it sold unless I drop dead and cannot complete the payment I have simply put my money where my mouth is
  7. Gents, Once again, it was confirmed that dealing with established sellers who post their items here on the NMB is the best thing to do. I have bought a tanto from @Brano, and besides the fact that the sword is lovely, the execution of the deal was flawless, and the communication a real pleasure. Thanks a lot Branislav!
  8. Well, I was close to buying it (dealing with Kirill is a pleasure, BTW), but an opportunity to buy some early tsuba has come up, so I had to pass. With great regret, I have to say, as this ken is a real beauty. I think Kirill will want to confirm that it is still available. If it is, I would advise that someone grab it, as the price for this beauty is very very attractive.
  9. Thanks Dan, looking forward to the pics
  10. Dan, I think this might be a very nice tanto. However, your pics do not show details of the blade or koshirae. No picture of nakago. Pictures sell. BTW, I may be interested.
  11. A yamagane tsuba with remnants of gilding. Muromachi/Momoyama, such a guard would be typically attributed to tachi kanagushi. Whatever the attribution, this is a nice and old soft metal tsuba. The colour of the yamagane is brown and very nice. I will post the dimensions later, but this is a rather thick wakizashi-sized tsuba. The colour of If you want to see a similarly gilded tsuba, there is one (# 38) in "Gai Sô Shi - The Robert E. Haynes Study Collection of Japanese sword fittings" (excellent book, BTW). I post a picture here. $250 (EUR 240) incl. Global Express shipping (w. tracking). PayPal costs extra, for EUR a bank transfer is preferred.
  12. Mason, Well done with the mei! It looks like a Kaga shinto, Kiyomitsu perhaps. It is machi okuri rather than suriage. It seems like a nice sword.
  13. @Christan I believe it is called hada-tachi (hada that stands out). @John I still think it is hada. But we'd have to see it in hand.
  14. John, I believe they are often called chikei, but are the result of folding various sorts of steel. Real chikei are arrays of ji-nie and are a hallmark of quality. I guess, this is a question of nomenclature. However, when we call something chikei, we should not refer to what is an aspect of hada. For how should we then call those formations of ji-nie?
  15. It is always possible (and highly likely) that the pole has been shortened and the ishizuki fitted at the cut off end. Costs of shipping for objects longer than 1.5m are prohibitively high, so the Japanese dealers just cut the pole down when shipping overseas. Which is a shame, but what can you do... Was it worth JPY200k? A nice blade papered, polished and in koshirae (even a shortened one)? I would say you have paid the full price, but I would also say it was reasonable. Enjoy your little beauty!
  16. Why don't you post your video on Youtube or Vimeo, and them post the link here?
  17. Sengoku_54jp is the same dealer as daimyou54eb. On Yahoo they can pull any auction if the reached price is not satisfying for them. And so they do - a common practice.
  18. Bought one, can't wait to get it.
  19. And you were right. Don't do it, unless you want shiny inlay.
  20. Yes, but this tsuba has soft metal inlays. They will be polished and I am not sure if Mark would like that.
  21. I just wanted to add, Barry, that I appreciate that you are worried what people can do to their swords. The best advice is "don't try to clean it, apply machine oil". I agree with that, it is the best advice for novices. But not for seasoned collectors, is it.
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