Jean

I have applied beforehand my friend Jeremiah’s philosophy and have scattered my Gokaden collection to trusty collector friends. They are very happy and me too.

#13. Sold #14. Sold

THIRD BATCH #13 Net Tsuba: mid Akasaka. €250 #14 Hikone/Soten tsuba unsigned, but in very good condition with a dragon in the theme. €500 #15 Nara tsuba: unsigned and a little dirty. These are rather common, though this design is cuter than average. €250 #16 “Yamashiro Kuni Ju, Tada shige . €275 #17 excellent Echizen Ju Kinai saku € 300 #18 - this is a VERY strange one. I guess it is dockside tourist work for export. Price to sell €100

No question to use a live blade till you are senior black belt. To use a live blade (antiques) will ruin its polish, cost : more or less 2000$ and if misused can ruin it which means k$

8 and 12 - sold

SECOND BATCH #7 The writing on it reads "Hachiman Daibatsu" and is a dedication to the God of War often seen in horimono. it is a very hard swordsmith/armor maker type iron, probably an 18th century utsushi of a Momoyama tsuba: 450€ #9. Unsigned Echizen tsuba very good iron €250 #10. Edo signed Katchushi tsuba. (Inaba....) €400 #11. Inappropriately cleaned Mito tsuba. €200 The 2 last ones can be repatinated by Ford for a good price, they are real bargain. Shipment with registered EMS mail + full insurance : 15€ France, 25€ : other countries

For the layman I am, it is the same Steven

I don’t like this kind of sugata, but the hada is not bad neither the hamon. What is important is that you were not lead to pay a price based upon forged infos. No Tokugawa would have accepted such a blade.

Someone suggested this Box was made to store medals. I think he could be right.

2 was sold

Next batch waiting for identification and pricing, François

As a side note, I don’t know where he got this chess/box

I like it too Christian though like you I have new fields of interest.

Thanks Christian

N° 1, 2, 6 sold pending payment SOLD

N°3 backside, less fuzzy

To make it short, she has scarce money and her father has died. he was collector of bit and odds and she found a small box with 36 tsuba. She asked me to sell them, so no discount as I am only a go between. The tsuba have been priced to sell. There will be 5 other batches #3 Saga Kaneiye design, yet unsigned & the plate is more Mito Shoami €250 #4It is a common design across multiple schools. €200 #5 Mito Shoami €200 In the upper corner right, you will see the tsuba number Handling and International shipping to be added : €15

For me, Yamato Senj’uin

Furthermore some smiths in the Rai school forged with masame along the hada, kunitoshi and above all, Ryokai being the top among them

Thanks guys

Everything in the title and if the answer is yes, who is he. This sword comes out of a family who had this sword when he was general under Napoleon III. Attribution to Yamato Norinaga.

And a great buyer...

Waste wax casting technic has been known for centuries.

Ito Maki no Tachi

Many thanks for your help my friends. I was wondering how many sword books, as this one, were issued in the first part of the 20th century. They seem to have been quite rare as it is issued from photos of old oshigata, on special paper. The paper is very thin. It is typically for advanced Japanese students.