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  • Birthday 04/09/1967

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  1. Mark S.
    When someone has a chance, let’s hear some thoughts on the show. I was close to coming this year, but some things came up and I had to defer.
  2. Mark S.
    My initial reaction is that the Kane kanji with the 5 lower ‘strokes’ seems a bit ‘odd’. It is usually 4 strokes… but I am far from an expert in this area.
  3. Mark S.
    Sorry… old game for kids. Please excuse the hijack…
  4. Mark S.
    Or the funny bone from the Operation board game.
  5. Mark S.
    Tsuba is tea ceremony (Chanoyu) equipment theme. Feather (haboki), iron pronged stand for the tea kettle (go-toku), tea scoop (chashaku), and small ceramic tea container (chaire). I very much like this theme.
  6. Mark S.
    Not to hijack… but a couple pics of the car too wouldn’t hurt my feelings…
  7. Mark S.
    One reference from Sesko’s A-Z of Japanese Swordsmiths: KUNIYOSHI (国吉), Keian (慶安, 1648-1652), Bingo - “Bingo Fukuyama-jū Kuniyoshi saku” (備後福山住国吉作), real name Kodama Tōshirō (児玉藤四郎)
  8. Mark S.
    Mei reads: Bishū Fukuyama-jū Kuniyoshi saku 備州福山住国吉作 Bishū 備州 consists of three provinces: Bizen 備前 (east) Bitchū 備中 (central) Bingo 備後 (west)
  9. Mark S.
    I don’t disagree… I was referencing the only “Bingo Mihara Tamura Masayuki” that I could find in the Sesko list of smiths.
  10. Mark S.
    From Sesko: MASAYUKI (正行), Ansei (安政, 1854-1860), Bingo – “Bingo Mihara-jū Tamura Masayuki saku” (備後三原住田村 正行作), “Masayuki” (正行), Tamura family (田村), chū-saku
  11. Mark S.
    So the first kanji is Seki? Don’t believe I have seen that version before?
  12. Mark S.
    Sensei is always Sensei no matter how far you progress. I’ve used Woody’s services on a few occasions. Always impressed with his work. And my meetings him in person on a few occasions only added to my level of respect for him and his work.
  13. Mark S.
    After a quick review, there are a couple tea ceremony pieces that are very appealing. Thanks for sharing.
  14. Mark S.
    Not “All”.
  15. Mark S.
    Along with the current issues, you also have to ask yourself how this blade will stack up competing against other blades. Juyo is a competition between ALL blades submitted, not just a checklist of criteria. A blade can check all the right boxes and still not obtain Juyo because other blades were simply judged ‘better’.
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