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Hi Peter, maybe some kind of fire damage / corrosion problem in the past?
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Rediscovery of your own collection
Teimei replied to Teimei's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Hi Mark, that was actually my first "real" tsuba i ever bought. -
Rediscovery of your own collection
Teimei replied to Teimei's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
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Rediscovery of your own collection
Teimei replied to Teimei's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
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Rediscovery of your own collection
Teimei replied to Teimei's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
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Rediscovery of your own collection
Teimei replied to Teimei's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
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Hi folks, after the regular semi-annual oiling session (of my nihonto), i decided to invest some time on my day off and revisit every piece of my collection. After observing them using different lightsources (sunlight, LED) i also tried to shoot some good pictures. Which went okay with the tsuba... and horrible with the blades. Especially the photographing part was interesting, because i was able to see a lot of activities in the blades and texture details of the tsuba. I learned a lot of new things about my own collection, even from pieces i owned for over 10 years and my passion for the hobby got quite a boost again. So the morale of the story is, take your time appreciating what interests you, even when life gets in the way a lot. Here are some of the pictures that came out okay:
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What is the best Nihonto Blade you've ever seen in hand
Teimei replied to Tom Darling's topic in Nihonto
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My examples: 3rd generation would be my guess, with a book theme and a very nice executed mei both 1st or 2nd generation with quite worn mei
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Hi Jean, in my opinion the cruder the mei, the older the piece. Also older pieces tend to have a coarse or grainy plate (could also be considered as surface damage over time). There were 2-3 generations, working from 1650-1750. regards,
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Jurojin Menuki are sold!
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So true. Some times they just guess.
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Hi Grev, as a librarian, those index card cabinets trigger me extremely. Very nice collection and good luck trying to find out how many are enough ! regards,
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Seal script? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_script
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Just had to reset my password, works fine now! 😎
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My first myochin piece just arrived at my doorstep (lucky day! no taxes no custom fees ). dimensions: 8,2 x 8,0 x 0,4 cm regards,
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I Have 2 Swords Stuck In Japan...
Teimei replied to jt nesbitt's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Also received a tsuba today via EMS, that was shipped on the 2nd of july. regards, -
Fun Topic: The Unusual: Blades, etc.
Teimei replied to barnejp's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
I own the same pair of scissors, ridiculously sharp. regards, -
Hi Roger, the theme of your tsuba is the Mon of the Honda family. I have a quite similar early owari piece. The condition of your tsuba is not the best, but i like the rendition of it!
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Thats a great collection Joe! I am also a big fan of mokume, especialy from Sado and Kishu (Sankei) Sado Toshisada 7,5 x 7,4 x 0,4cm Kishu Sankei 2 tanto sized and a big one regards,
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After 2 visits in person and a few angry phonecalls i could pick it up (after i paid the taxes of course). Took them 4 days. They told me it was checked by an "expert" of the ministry of culture, but the package was sealed and untouched . It probably never left the building. Long story short... stay calm and friendly and only talk directly with the chief of customs.