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  1. A generic attribution to Echizen Seki would more likely be a Shinto I think as that was their most active period?

     

    On a side note, it's great you're planning to make a koshirae for this but be aware that it will not be financially worth it in the end (it never is, regardless of blade) but in this case may end up costing more than the blade itself it you're going for Edo period fittings and the proper craftsmen 

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  2. I would definitely invest in books and just looking at as many swords you can before buying anything 

     

    The blade is classified as a katana, not a tachi - look at the Juyo certificate.

     

    Kamakura era blades would have started as tachi before being shortened.

     

    It would be very rare for any koshirae to be original for a blade of this age. 

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  3. Nothing wrong with starting high!

     

    However my advice would be to look at all the sites for a period of time, and research a bit more to find out what interests you and guide you in what you want your collection goals to be  i.e period, schools, particular smiths etc

     

    With your budget you will have a lot of choices to make. 

     

    Unju/Unji are fairly well respected Koto smiths, but what about this attracts you? And has the price you've been quoted match with other Juyo blades by this smith? These are all questions you'll need to answer before making such a decision.

     

    As for whether this will be a good financial investment, who knows how the market will go in the future? Unju is considered decent I think but not a super popular school that will always have heaps of interest.

     

    My 2c

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  4. Good one Steve!

    On internet searching, this is a line from a poem by Yao Xie during the late Qing dynasty (Daoguang era) from his collection  "6 poems on the recollection of Spring" 溯春词六章

     

    These paintings were part of a collection done by Ren Xiong when he was staying at the residence of the poet Yao Xie 

    You can see the original of yours (currently in the Palace Museum, Beijing) https://www.sohu.com/a/696208913_121123848

     

    More proficient Chinese speakers please correct me, but my understanding of the line would be something like

     

    Being still/quiet lest the parrot wakes,

    Standing thus 'til the fall of dusk

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