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Kimura Shota is listed as a polisher in the heisei period artisans pdf posted above.. BEST

https://www.touken.or.jp/Portals/0/pdf/mokuroku/Heisei-no-meitomeiko_EN3.pdf BEST

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14376583 BEST

Hi Michael…https://books.google.de/books?id=T8RNVj1J6GQC&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=hasebe+tachi&source=bl&ots=W55bfOEKdy&sig=ACfU3U1TPFUjS_Rpl57xeG8XJQ3VIHfQtA&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiAk8fg5p7xAhXwgf0HHS3nBy4Q6AEwEXoECBcQAw#v=onepage&q=hasebe tachi&f=false BEST

http://www.nihonto-club.de/seiten/berichte.html BEST

Gassan Sadakatsu..

SUISEKI..

Mr. Maxein got a book with german cover and english text. So he reported to BoD and asked for a proper and fast complaints handling. Best PS keep us updated, Gilles

Hi Gilles „ evil catch 22“.. mailed Mr. Maxein.. Best

^Back to a serious article from Lyues word`s Blog..original written by Taran McCarnun https://lyuesword.com/blog/a-basic-sword-naming-and-purification-ritual-selected-from-junsei-magazine-38 BEST

So the swordsmen name their fighting blades, the „only“ collector did not? Named some. HAMABE, MIDARE, RYU, others not. BEST

https://www.tf.uni-kiel.de/matwis/amat/iss/kap_2/illustr/i2_1_1.html Best

Extraordinary Juyo rate. Naotane Juyo rate is around 1%, but in the last 9 shinsa there was only one Masayuki. So it seems the Japanese M/K market is quite empty, and western markets dito.. Naotane on the long hand will reach surly more than 100 Juyo with a 5 % rate minimum. His decades of making very good swords gives him in Japan a long lasting market.. On the other hand a Kiyomaro TJ Daisho, a Naotane TJ Katana and a Sa Yukihide TJ Katana. Der So Naotane is imho in his total LEBENSWERK the more important artist. BEST

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