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Shibuichi Deer & Moon Kozuka USD 290 Tachi Kozuka Dark Shakudo USD 290 Wasp Kozuka USD 250 Fox Kozuka USD 190.00

I have several Kozuka and one Kogai for sale ... all located in Europe so no import / custom fees for Euroipena buyers (nor buyers from the USA). Shipping USD 15.00 wordwide. Buyer to cover occuring payment fees. Farmer Kozuka USD 250.00 Shibuichi Priest Kozuka USD 300.00 Dragon Kozuka USD 210.00 Wasp Kozuka USD 150.00

Can this topic please be removed. Thank you

Hello Henry, no absolutely not! Your remarks in this topic are most helpfull and appreciated. Thank you very much for having taken your time and shared your thoughts with me. Since I am limiing / focusing myelf to a single project now my duscission topics ar ekind of ghosted without the topic started engaging in the discission anymore.

I am setting my priorieties and decided to no longer engage in message board discussions in general not limited to the NMB

Can this topic lease be deleted. Thank you

Thank you again guys for your taking your time to look at the tsuba and your comments. It was educational. Brian, cany ou please remove this topic.

@ Chris, no I do not think that there is fire damage. "Just" poor condition due to corrosion. @ Florian: Thank you for your remarks and pointing out the missing Kiku blossom! I had missed this. I suppose this is just a simple work in poor condition then. Whetter the inlays got lost or did not get ever added in the 1st place is to remain unknown. The disappointing result is however the same in the end

Hello Robert, thank you. I had seen that, too. The tokkotsu on mine and on Grey's seem to be different. Otherwise a good match. Here's a link to Andy's http://nihonto.us/AKASAKA%20BIRDS%20EM.htm I will try to catch up with better images and dimensions soon.

Nobuie is a rathe well ranked (lline of) Tsuba maker(s). Given it intends to be Nobie, does anybody have any oppinion on this tsuba? I can neither confirm it to be Nobuie nor is there anyting that would put me immediately off.

Thank you again

I have this Heijano Tsuba and wonder if it is an earlier Type and if the some of the inlay work is missing or wheter it was supposed to be tht way in the first place?

Yes, I was interested in it for the possible purpose of a Daisho set while the otehr one unfortunately had fire damage and this was basically worthless. A shame. I will provide additional images soon. Yes Christoph it is about 7.7 cm in diameter. I am not knowledgeable on Tsuba but my impression was that this is an early generation Akasaka and a rather quality one. The tekkotsu in this tsuba looks very good in my oppinion. Thank you for our thoughst and i hope that better images and measuremenst may shed more light into this Tsubas classification.

Thank you John. The 2nd Tsuba I suppose could be Nobutada? ... The 1st one is probabl pretty tough to get.

Thank you Uwe

I would appreciate thoughts in which generation Akasaka this could likely be? Thank you

I am looking for some help on these tsuba signatures please. Any help much appreciated. Thank you

I am looking for some help on these tsuba signatures please. Any help much appreciated. Thank you

Thank you for your comments and thoughts

Does anybody know who the appraiser was?

So, could it be assumed Muromachi periode Kamakura-bori for Grevs and my Tsuba? Thank you

Hello John, that is great information! Thank you very much for sharing it.

Hello Grev, so you think it is fist of all a late Edo periode pieces? Did Robert Haynes also give you his oppinion on yours?

Hello Jean, yes it could be possible indeed but I am not sure. Thanks for your thoughts! They may look a bit blury in my images, the cariving is however indeed very nice with good details

Hello Grev, thank you very much! Indeed very similar! What is your take on the Tsuba? While it must not be connected, the Fuchi/Kashira on teh associated Koshirae seem to be Hizen