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  1. Bugyotsuji
    獅噛 - 検索 画像 (bing.com) It looks like a more modern blend of lion and shishi features, with a touch of komainu, yes, but the sideways-pointing fangs also indicate a 獅噛 Shikami. Possibly late 1800s Asakusa Netsuke?
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    You decide! Hanshan and Shide - Wikipedia
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    Often shown, one with a broom or rake, the other with a scroll.
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    Moriyama San, when you say “It does not look fine”, do you mean it looks fuzzy, or it does not look clear, or good, or it does not inspire confidence, or… something else?
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    This is Jan Pettersson’s speciality, stylistically all the typical features of a rather rare Yonezawa gun. Looks to be in pristine condition. Is there a 米 mark in the stock underneath, forward of the trigger? The writing on the barrel is an invocation, 八幡大菩薩　Hachiman DaiBosatsu (There may also be a Mei when you remove the barrel.) What is the diameter of the barrel bore, about 1.8 or 1.9 cm?
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    The tongs let us know the piece is hot, but he is wearing such light clothing! If you have no other information about him, we are left to speculate whether he is a katana-kaji, or a general no-kaji. Does the length of the nakago offer us a hint? The tabako-ire sagemono set is marvellous in its detail, as John says, among other things. A nice find, with plenty to enjoy.
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    Possibly you did not read Bruce's advice above. Or do you only have one name? Take a deep breath and slow down, it's a long road ahead!
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    It’s Kōzuke Daijo Sukesada, who despite being Shinto, is becoming more and more highly regarded. He was extremely versatile, another genius in the Sukesada line.
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    https://ginza.choshu...2/17_tb_kiyoteru.htm Yoshida Kiyoteru made tsuba.
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    A Nihonto-related bronze? (The Teru character is slightly different from the one in Colin’s link.)
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    納 has a general meaning of presentation, donation etc. Whether it means that Komatsuzaki placed the order, or dedicated it to a shrine, etc., I am not sure.
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    I’m going to guess 光永 Mitsunaga.
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    That first character is so poorly written though, that it gives little confidence for approaching the second. I’ll go with Moriyama San here.
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    Ah, blueys and greenies! Thanks!!! PS Among Sukesada be careful of fake 'Kozuke Daijo' especially... (Extra caution)
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    See this thread: Quiz question about Bizen blades, if you’re bored 😑 - The Izakaya - Nihonto Message Board (militaria.co.za)
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    Gotta ask, but what are greenies?
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    Are you Didrik Bildt? Nice mugshot anyway! Oh and congratulations on what looks like a wonderful work!
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    That looks very similar, Sebastien. I might have bought it, but then Hamfish would have called me a perv.
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    When you call the smith a ‘perv’, do you mean he (or the one who placed the order), was perverted, as in… peeping Tom perhaps? Saw a Kozuka recently with a sliding screen in a Japanese house; the screen slides open to reveal hanky panky in the bedroom.
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    The link goes into the possibilities, suggesting Chinnan Sennin, but also presents an alternative, thus not trying to be definitive. It does appear that several legends have melded together, as you often find with Netsuké.
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    和尚竜児 Just means priest and baby dragon, I think, Dale.
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    It says that nails were L-shaped and were designed for reuse. (I’m thinking castle gates here.) These were hammered in through a metal base plate; later, with the use of levers this plate was prised(prized) up, designed to help pull out the ‘nail’. I have also heard that the word is auspicious because ‘kugi’ sounds like 九城 ‘kuki’ or nine castles, and nuki is pulling out (capturing).
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    In Lonely Panet’s link above, the English itself is garbled. Instead of ‘Marunichiga Iginuki’ it should say: ‘Maru ni Chigai (kugi)Nuki’. (=Crossed nail plates in a circle). The linked site explains the origins of ‘nail puller’, also that although similar the central hole of the kuginuki is slightly larger than that of the me-yui Mon.
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    The seal looks like 肢…(?)
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    Nice vase! (Twice this Kumagaya name has popped up in the last couple of days!)
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