Yves55
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And a better view on the kozuka (for the horse lovers ):
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Thank you Geraint
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New acquisition! Is this the same smith as 主馬首藤原朝臣一平安代 and what is the translation / meaning of '朝臣' ? Maybe difficult te say, but are the kogatana (blade) and kozuka (handle) the original pairing or is it a later assembling?
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Thank you all for these interesting replies!
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And a close-up: Who is that bearded man?
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Here is the little dot: Can this be a kind of mei or mark or... ?
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Wishing you a healthy, happy, and successful New Year! Just bought this small iron tsuba (6,31 x 5,96 x 0,38 cm - 77 grams). There is one little dot on the mimi. See following topic Any comment on this tsuba is more than welcome.
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... and the other side:
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Hi everybody, It's been a while... I just bought this little mae-kanagu with the 12 finely detailed animals of the zodiac. I think the mei is 本, but I can't put a name on it, so anyone to help me? Thank you, Yves.
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... or cow, or bull ? Black lacquered (?) copper. Anyone other animal kashira in collection? PS: shortest topic title!
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Thank you Jake, you don't have to apologize. You see what I meant with "We'll come back on the subject... " And speaking about the eyes, those on your tsuba aren't golden eyes either...
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Dear Colin, I recently bought them because I liked them, without knowing what the kanji (mei) meant. A "little" research brought me to 乙柳軒鋪隨. So I made this topic. Thanks for your replies.
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The insides and some numbers: F: 37,5 x 20,3 x 10,1 mm / 15,72 gr K: 34,0 x 16,5 x 9,3 mm / 11,69 gr
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And here it is
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Silver...
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And with a fuchi comes... a kashira Preview... Siver and gold inlay on iron base.
