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  1. Bugyotsuji
    Nothing ventured, nothing gained, so I will suggest 宗明錐(鐫?)之+花王 Muneaki chiseled (drilled) this (work), plus signature flourish.
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    You could rub it some more with a horsehair brush, or gently with a brass brush, the brass being softer than the iron, but it will leave a yellowish tint which you'll want to remove. Best thing is to wait until someone with more language ability sees this thread! It's readable now, and must be a Mei by someone who is happy working in iron, e.g. an armo(u)rer with an artistic bent. Muneaki (if that is correct) could well be a Myochin armo(u)rer.
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    The habaki is gold stretched and wrapped around copper, beautifully done. I love the texture of the iron fuchi and kashira pieces. Also, I think I am beginning to see 宗明 Muneaki on your kozuka, signed with a 花押 kao. Much closer now to being legible. Thank you.
  4. Bugyotsuji
    Thank you Mark, that is exactly the image I had in mind but could not find yesterday! And I think the obi knot and the folded paper express the same thing, so they are not mutually exclusive.
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    七十　有?　裁?　者?　以+?　作之 Made this at 70...? The writing seems deliberately hard to read, emphasizing old age??? Someone will be able to fill this bit out, I am sure! Possibly a word play on the time you reach 70, you write your 栞 shiori, life story.　(Also, folded paper note on trail for others to read.)
  6. Bugyotsuji
    Both Tokugawa and Matsudaira, closely related extended families.
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    Chris, can you get a better angled shot on that Mei? 友壽(?) It just lacks sharpness of definition and focus.
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    Henry, check out the custom of Ohaguro お歯黒 Some years ago I had really nice lady's lacquered box set of ohaguro containers and instruments. Thinking I would soon find another, I gave it to some friends.
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    Yes, I am sure it continued. Married women in the countryside continued to blacken their teeth well into the 1920s. I have a friend who dresses like that for Kuroda Bushi formal dance with a yari spear today.
  10. Bugyotsuji
    Probably an original piece that has been renovated, with new lacquer. Possibly a hitsu-ana removed?
  11. Bugyotsuji
    Work with: 伊與正阿弥 Iyo Shoami 秀延 Hidenobu 松壽齋 (Fabulous clunky tsuba!)
  12. Bugyotsuji
    Orientation? Almost looks like a monogram of 'FR'. Nice little package though.
  13. Bugyotsuji
    This looks like a kind of Sanskrit Bonji, Chris; every so often someone puts up a chart of the basic characters that were added to arms for talismanic protection. You may be right about covering or removing something unwanted.
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    Possible Jingasa

    Bugyotsuji replied to Ratill's topic in Katchu

    Shape, dimension and feeling. They often had a decorative cap on top, reminiscent of the hachimanza on a kabuto. Despite the smallish furnishings, my vote is for Jingasa, in origin at least.
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    伯耆守平朝臣正幸 島津家伝来品 Houki no kami Ason Masayuki from Shimazu Family | 日本刀買取 販売、刀剣古美術の飯田高遠堂 (iidakoendo.com) For the kozuka inscription see the above, and it adds 'made at 81 years old'. 八十一歳造
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    The feeling I get from it is strongly redolent of the IJA. Possibly the leader of a troop of Indonesians, remembering their training, carried this locally-made sword with pride through their four-year independence movement following withdrawal of most of the Japanese at the end of WW2.
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    I can see 備前長船 Bizen Osafune... on one side and 天正 Tensho (?)X 年月日on the other.
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    Good question. I have a Netsuké in that dragon design, but when did the abstract form originate? Talking of dragon menuki, I have one in gold which was re-invented as a maé-kanagu on a kinkarakawa inro/sagemono tobacco pouch.
  19. Bugyotsuji
    Kozuka (Fairly chunky gold dragon on nanako says Happy New Year!)
  20. Bugyotsuji
    Combine dragon and umé for seasonal emphasis? (Says Umetada too, but with the ‘bury’ character 埋.)
  21. Bugyotsuji
    Looks kind of űber Higo Zōgan-ish, with mythical creatures, Ryū, Hō-Ō and Kirin.
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    There is a dealer in London with some great examples, and a good collection in Chiddingstone Castle in Kent.
  23. Bugyotsuji
    Artisans used piece codes, John, indicating customer and order numbers.
  24. Bugyotsuji
    More likely メ九, no?
  25. Bugyotsuji
    Each blade is individually registered, and the registration paperwork stays with the blade, plus, within 20 days you are supposed to send in a written declaration that you are the new owner. PS I was thinking more about the prices of food and drink.
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