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Thank you Kevin, Steve, However the link as it is showed me the following. With http:// it does load.

I am not familiar with the name and as googling the name did not give me any quick and obvious results on polishing might I suggest some additional information about who you are referring to?

Now that's a find! Is the final picture with the stamp of the shirasaya? Very cool habaki too. Does it have papers? I'd think this would be a fine candidate for Hozon if not Tokubetsu Hozon.

Okan you actually did it! A massive congratulations on pushing through and making it happen. In the oast, Okan reached out to me at a time where it was very welcome and I can personally vouch for his character. I can't wait for your website to go up so I can have a look👏

Attached is a paper of a confirmed signature by Osaka Tanba to compare yours with.

Still working for me Perhaps I could make a clone of the site for worst case. Like nihonto.ca/yuhindo, I really wish someone had.

How do you know you've been away too long? Read title and mind processed it as in being on a date with someshi

Hi Alex, Any chance you perhaps have a forced http*s* addon or something similar running? Perhaps that's what's tripping up the connection.

Working for me: http://sho-shin.com/sag4.html One of my favorite sites.

Kutani ware for sure. The potter's name I'm doubtful about, will edit later if I find out.

No (noticeable), issues for me.

Sure Michael, I can get that view. This one however isn't all that shoddy to my eyes. And while perhaps not single themed they're definitely above average quality fittings. Did you ever sea-horsey menuki though?

Good evening, Hope all are well. Browsing Aoi the following daisho appeared. I think anyone would be in remiss not to see the koshirae (would be remised?). Sea horse menuki (definitely a first)?! Dai Tengu kashira (what's cooler than Tengu)?! Variedly themed its quite a nice composition (the only thing less my thing are the namban kojiri but that would be nitpicking it). https://sword-auction.com/en/product/17555/as22714-大小宇多平国特別保存刀剣-無銘三原正興保存/

The Raku bowl almost likens itself to lacquer ware chawan. Any chance you know who made them? Thanks for sharing.

Took a little digging but dug up this shot, with the loop.