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Hi Piers, thanks for the info. Maybe i should have just compared it to the hozon-paper . regards,

Hello, i recently bought a new tsuba, that came with an old box. The outside just mentions the mei of the tsuba "Kishu ju Sadanaga" if i am not mistaken. On the inside of the lid is quite a long text, which i am not able to translate. It would be awesome if others could help me with a rough translation. Thanks in advance ! regards,

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Hi Steven, thanks for the info ! regards,

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My Kishu Teimei Tsuba (Japanese books) regards,

Hi Robin, looks like aoi leaves to me too. Nice theme and the execution looks quite good. I once heard a theory, that tsuba signed Kunihiro were forged as blankets and a different artist added sukashi or inlays later to finish it. Whether it was a workshop or if there was a connection to the sword smiths, i do not know. regards,

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Sure looks like Daikokuten (and a rat?). Both symbols of good luck and wealth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daikokuten ... or the Japanese version of the pied piper of Hameln :D regards,

Quite good. David Bowie and Beat Takeshi in the same movie, can´t ask for much more strangeness .

Jingasa Tsuba is sold! regards,

Found another example in a book i bought a few days ago ("Tsuba" by Günther Heckmann): regards,

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Definitely magnetic and the inserted part is a seperated piece. Patinated copper not shakudo would be my guess. I thought more of a modern made piece and not a cast copy.

Could also be possible, although not my favourite probability.

Should be interesting to test it, as i have zero experience with papering stuff. But they would probably just paper it to shoami.

That tsuba is a great example and i was not aware that the NBTHK ever used landscapes on a paper. Maybe i send my tsuba in to see what they make of it. Looked Mt. Haguro up. Belongs to the same group of mountains as Mt. Gassan (like the school of swordmaking). Wow, quite a lot of info in short period of time! Thank you and i will surely need some time to understand all the connections you made. regards,

Thanks Christian and Brian! The connection to shugendo is definitely interesting. regards,

more photos and a few i made myself (Keep in mind, that i have only a shitty phone as a camera !) Just to see how large the tsuba is in relation to my hands, as my hands are huuuuge.

Hi guys, something happened 2 days ago, i never thought i would actually experience myself. A tsuba arrived via mail from the usa... right to my doorstep! It was some kind of a religious moment to me and i am manly enough to admit, that i cried (Well okay, the last thing was a joke!) For the first time in ten years i was not forced to drive to my local customs office, to negotiate with the local staff to get my stuff. Maybe they deleted me from some kind of watchlist or it was just luck. Probably the latter. The tsuba i received is quite a big piece. Made in the late or very late edo-period and has a juzu-theme. In the photos the patina looks very grey-ish/black-ish, while in hand, it is a very nice dark brown. To me it looks like one the nichiren school of biddhism would use. After a quick research, i was quite fond of that school actually. Measurements: 92,27 x 92,24 mm & a thicknes of 4,58 mm at the seppa dai (it hardly fits in one of my standard boxes) Has anyone an idea what school it could be? Feel free to leave a comment. regards,

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Tried to re-upload them. Preview showed them upside down as well. Seems like a problem with the forum or the pictures. regards,

Hello, here is quite a big part of my tosogu collection for sale. Trying to focus more on sukashi-tsuba and pole arms. I put them in commission on a german nihonto-site, so no taxes for european buyers :D! Tsuba: Tembo Tsuba http://www.nihonto.eu/de/schwerter-und-beschlagteile/antike-stuecke/beschlagteile/tsuba/katana-und-tachi/++/art_id/1/table/tsuben_articles/ 380€ Jingasa Tsuba http://www.nihonto.eu/de/schwerter-und-beschlagteile/antike-stuecke/beschlagteile/tsuba/katana-und-tachi/++/art_id/6/table/tsuben_articles/ 480€ Menuki: Cane of Jurojin http://www.nihonto.eu/de/schwerter-und-beschlagteile/antike-stuecke/beschlagteile/menuki/++/art_id/4/table/menuki_articles/ 320€ Fuchi-Kashira: Horses http://www.nihonto.eu/de/schwerter-und-beschlagteile/antike-stuecke/beschlagteile/fuchi-kashira/++/art_id/19/table/fushikashira_articles/ 460€ Plain http://www.nihonto.eu/de/schwerter-und-beschlagteile/antike-stuecke/beschlagteile/fuchi-kashira/++/art_id/20/table/fushikashira_articles/ 220€ regards,