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Willowyck

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  1. Dear members, I am offering here one of the swords that I bought from Markus Sesko, shortly before he left Salzburg/Austria and moved to the USA. The text describing the blade is his, as are the photos. Shobu zukuri Wakizashi The sword has no papers, only the certificate of Tsuruta from Aoi-Art. The nagasa is 48.7 cm, the sori is 1.8 cm, the motohaba is 2.51 cm, and the kasane is 0.55 cm. Tsuruta dates the blade to the Muromachi period and attributes it to the Sue Naminohira school. All in all, a slender, strongly curved wakizashi blade in Shirasaya with the typical features of later Kyushu work, i.e. a whitish, soft-looking jigane. The Hada does not stick out, but is visible. It occurs as a ko-itame with mokume in places and some nagare. The hamon is hardened in nie-deki and appears as a somewhat "frayed" suguha due to the nie-heavy hataraki running parallel to the habuchi. This is typical of Naminohira. The itame-nagare speaks for Sue-Naminohira, since ayasugi often occurs with older Naminohira blades. While the above characteristics were also applied by other Sue-koto schools, the steel color speaks for Kyushu, and there the characteristics conform best to Naminohira. I would like to primarily sell the blade in Europe to avoid customs formalities! Price: 880,00 €, the price does not include postage Kindest regards
  2. Thank you very much for your help Jan! Kindest regards
  3. I received a tanto with this white paper, but I need help with the translation, please. Kindest regards
  4. Dear members, the book is in a brand new and unread condition with dust jacket and cardboard box. 297 masterpiece sukashi tsuba are presented in this 341 page book (descriptions in English). A must have for iron tsuba collectors! Comes in it`s slip case. Price 130,00 €, postage is not included Kindest regards
  5. Dear members, I am offering here a very fine and detailed worked fuchi-kashira made in Shibuishi. In Iroe-Takabori with shakudo and gold ears of rice on the kashira, on the fuchi an additional sparrow with an ear of rice in its beak. Signed: Bairinsai Moritsune Price: 540,00 €, the price does not include postage Payment by PayPal Kindest regards
  6. Steve and K Morita, thank you very much for your kind translation. Kindest regards
  7. Dear members , could someone please help me with a translation. Kindest regards
  8. Dear members, the tsuba is on hold pending payment. Kindest regards
  9. Dear members, for 24 hours from now the price will be 750,00 €, plus postage Kindest regards
  10. Dear members, here are a few more current photos of this really beautiful and carefully crafted tsuba. Beautiful blackish velvety surface. As always, the original is better than the photos. Price: EUR 800.00 (reasonable offers will be considered) plus shipping costs.
  11. Dear members, this is classic Akasaka design. Enclosed by the rather thick, lobed Mimi, the grass fronds bend and flow with drops of water illuminated by a distant crescent moon. The patina of the steel is very fine with a great silky feel and shine associated with good Akasaka pieces. A well-known collector suggested that this tsuba is an unsigned tsuba by Tadashige, who was one of the highest rated makers of the Akasaka school. His iron is excellent and is often confused with Higo. The marks indicative of this are the sloping Sepa Dai area into the Nakago Ana and the style of the punches above and below. Very fine work and a great find for any collection. Size: 7.0 cm x 6.5 cm Provenance AZ Freeman Collection and D. Ingham Collection Price: EUR 850.00 (reasonable offers will be considered) plus shipping costs Kindest regards
  12. Dear members, sold pending payment. Kindest regards
  13. Dear members, in order to make some required investments I would like to offer this tsuba by Seiryuken Eiju for sale.The tsuba has mokko shape and has a size of 6.5 x 6.1 x 0.53 cm, weight 99 g. For further informations please have a look https://www.mandarinmansion.com/item/seiryuken-eiju-dragon-tsuba Price 650 €, the price does price does not include PayPal fee and postage
  14. Thank you very much Dale. Now I understand!
  15. Hi Brian, I am unsure why there are different kind of kao to find.
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