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Thank you Piers for the update!

Thank you guys! Always to the point with precise explanations! Again thank you. I have the Sesko encyclopaedia in paper for but I have no access to it right now... . Regards Luca

Hello to everybody I am struggling the tranlation of a piece of description in a NBHTK paper of a Higo tsuba. The piece is the following: So far I am stuck with: 焼手 Yakite 腐らし Kusarashi Exposure It should be related to a sort of etching process of the karakusa decoration on the brass surface of the tsuba. Any help on the right pronunciation and traslation of the term is welcome. Best Regards Luca

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Thak you Jussi for your answer! As in most of the cases with Japanese things not a simple straightforward solution to the problem 😅! Regards Luca

Hello to all of you I have recently acquired a set composed of a tsuba, fuchi, kashira and menuki, all with the same theme. I was wondering how was the best way to refer to it. I know that futakoromono refers to a set of two items, mitokoromono to a set of three. But for four? Youtsukoromono? Any help is appreciated, more so if you can also provide the kanji for it... Best regards Luca

A, put toghether set in my collection. Probably Mito... Regards Luca

After seeing on Ford videos how he handles a chisel I think that the lines are made by chiseling. Just my two cents. Luca

Than you Markus!

No result here either. I have subscribed to their newsletter. I received a confirmation email and then nothing. I ended up here (https://www.metmuseu...nd-armor/newsletters) but I have no clues on how to get the latest newsletter with Markus article.

Thank you Moriyama san. Much appreciated. Regards Luca

Dear All I am trying to translate the mei on this tsuba Heianjo zogan tsuba and the last part of its hakogaki: What I have translated so far of the hakogaki is: 無銘 (平安城) 室町時代 ??? Mumei (Heianjo) Muromachi Jidai ??? Even though the hakogaki say mumei there is a faint mei on the tsuba: The last kanji could be saku (作) but the previous are completely eluding me. Can any of you help me identifying the missing one? Thank you in advance for all your help. All the best Luca

Thank you Bob for sharing such a wonderful collection! Each piece a masterwork! Regards Luca

I do not like the personal turn this discussion is taking... Usually if you go from quite discussion and reasoning to a personal attack this does not put you in a good light. This said in this thread I have seen no proof about cast iron tsuba that will stand a peer review in the achademic and scientific sense of the term. The original iphothesis has been assumed right and then all the efforts have been put in proving it right regardless of the objections and counter reasoning. Unfortunately this is most of the case in our hobby since not much scientific publication are devoted to it. We can at most propose educated guesses and deduction that cannot be proven or disproven. The opinion of Ford is not equivalent to a scientific proof, but considering his experience and that he has probably seen more extremely high end tusba in his life than all of us put together, it has an enormous weight. Regards Luca

Thank you Bazza. I will look into Unno Shomin school. As you said the menuki on Legacy Art are another level of quality compared to mine. Regards Luca

FT-0021 Nioi shakudo menuki Dimensions 31.8 mm x 14.5 mm x 4.4 mm and 32.4 mm x 14.8 mm x 5.0 mm.

FT-0045 Dragon shakudo menuki Dimensions 100.5 mm x 17.3 mm x 6.9 mm and 101.5 mm x 19.1 mm x 7.0 mm.

FT-0025 Iron tsuba mumei. Dimensions 83.7 mm x 76.6 mm, thickness 5.7 mm at seppa-dai, 3.6 mm at mimi.

FT-0018 Menuki dimensions 59.9 mm x 15.0 mm, thk 5.4 mm and 61.2 mm x 14.0 mm x 4.1 mm.

Dear all Another bunch of dragon in the cloud for your assessment. Any consideration from your side is welcome. Regards Luca FT-0013 Iron tsuba mumei. Dimensions 67.9 mm x 64.0 mm, thickness 3.1 mm at seppa-dai, 3.1 mm at mimi.

Hi Here are two from my collection bought in the beginning in my dragon phase. Average to low quality: Signed Yamashiro no kuni Nishijin ju Umetada. Dimensions 70 mm x 68 mm, 5 mm thickness at mimi. musei. Dimensions 77 mm x 77 mm, thickness at mimi 4 mm. Regards Luca

Here is the picture from the Carlo Monzino collection catalog: the description has already been provided by @Geraint. The picture from the catalog does not make justice of this stunning piece... How many pieces we let go due to poor catalog or seller pictures? Just wondering... A question for @Bob M., has this piece been restored or repatineted? The colors are completely different between your pictures and the catalog. Regards Luca

Yes Dale it could be. I had the same feeling. The filling material looks like lead to me. I have a nicer tsuba that I think could be classified as Washida that has a similar hole but not filled. Regards Luca

Thank you Dale. As usual we can trust you will come up with a lot of info! Regard Luca

Thank you Brian This is one of my earliest acquisitions, my dragon period I would say. Since then my interest drifted somewhere else. My knowledge of Tetsugendo school is limited. Regards Luca