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Re-used photos from an earlier seller and a quick one from me (the bad photo). John L.

Thank you! It means then Joshu = Yamashiro.

Hello, this is part of a Tanobe sayagaki for a TH Rai Kunizane. I can have the last three kanji as Rai Kunizane but what are the first two (second picture)? thanks for any help, best regards John L. John

hi, No wonder I could not do anything with it. The NBSK paper is used indeed as described and since this is made by Yoshihara Yoshindo who is still alive no NBTHK paper is possible. best regards John L.

Here is the NBSK paper, but no help needed for this one. best regards John L.

Hi, I am not sure what this is, I never saw this before. The Yoshindo Yoshiara wakizashi very early has also a NBSK paper, but also this came with it. any help would be appreciated including help with the translation. best regards John L.

Thank you John, best regards John

Dear all, I struggle with the mei on these menuki and on this tsuba. Any help is appreciated. best regards John L

Sure, here are some pictures. 33.6 cm nagasa so sunnobi tanto or wakizashi. best regards John L.

Dear Moriyama-san, Thank you very much as always, best regards John L.

Dear all, this Satō Kanzan sayagaki I find difficult to translate. Some parts are ok. It is of a Sa Kunihiro juyo blade. The backside is not from him but looks a strange text. Could anyone help? thanks John L.

Hi all, some simple pictures as promised. best regards John 7e5351a4-f6d2-441e-b5b4-f57d59920c24.mp4 afa45007-76df-4b94-aa6b-a3cfe4b45d53.mov

This one.

Hi all, nr 33 the mumei kanmuri otoshi tanto is with me since almost 20 years. There is a Tanobe sayagaki on it which approximately reads: <Tanobe Sayagaki> 48th Juyo Token. Yamato(no)kuni Yoshimitsu Ubu-mumei, Kanmuri-otoshi-zukuri, Jiba wa Seichu 2 nenki no Doko no Yumei saku ni tsuyoku Hiketsu mono ari no soro. (Ji and Ha shows strong similarity to piece which has signed and dated 2nd year of Seichu/1326 Kamakura period) Deki Migoto nari, kono kou wa Senjuin-ha to tsutae, Kamakura jidai makki nari, ( The Quality is excellent, this smith is belong to Senjuin school, late Kamakura period.)  Chinchin Chocho. (very rare and important) Hacho 7 sun 7bu arino Mizunoto-hitsuji reki, Shimo-tsuki,, Tanzan, Kanshi. (2003/Dec, Tanobe, examined and wrote.) I can post some photos of the tanto this weekend. best regards John Lapré

Thanks! best regards John

Here some more pictures. best regards John

Yes, as is quite often the case.

Thank you! best regards, john

Dear all, i have trouble with this mei especially the 3rd kanji. First two maybe Unshū? thanks for any help, best regards John

Thanks all, Hozon papers are from end 2022 and I think it got papered with this repair. best regards John L

Looked artificial to me as well, but seemed melted droplets of metal and then polished. Most umegane I have seen were flat one color.

Dear all, a signed nidai Kashu Kanewaka (Matatsuke) wakizashi (Hozon) has this structure in the ji hada. Not looking like an umegane. Any ideas? best regards John L.