Gilles
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Dear Peter, Nice sword indeed. Can you show us the koshirae ?
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Dear Ray, Thank you for the links. Those two swords are nice but over my budget. I may have spotted a couple of such swords more in line to what I am looking for. But I have to wait the end of the confinment to see them in hand..... Dear Alexsandr, That would be a good topic. Give me some time in order to gather more info.
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Thank you Ray, this is quite a good example. Dear Peter, I strive to know more about those swords which were made not a so long time ago. Information are scant......
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Thank you very much John, but they are way too expensive for me.
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Thank you Patrick,
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Dear John, Way too short but in the right time frame (and already sold). Dear Alexsandr, Very close to what I am looking for, I keep that one on line. Thank you very much gentlemen, I resume my search.....
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Dear Greg, I will, if I find this gem.......
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Dear Ray, Yes, you are right, those swords were made for use by the pro-imperial loyalists. I need one kinnoto like this, but with a koshirae.
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Dear all, I am looking for a Japanese sword in good condition (with its original dimensions, thus not over polished) from the Bakumatsu period along with its original koshirae. I need a textbook example, that is to say that the nakago must be quite long (well over 20 cm) and the nagasa must be over 75 cm. The sword must be signed and dated between 1854 and 1864. I am not looking for a specific or well known swordsmith, just an average to good one. The sword I am looking for must have been made for real combat. Usually, those swords are found with a shallow sori can be quite heavy and rather clumsy to yield, nevertheless, some are quite elegant (both type welcomed). If you have one for sale, please contact me by PM.
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Dear Moriyama san and Steve. Thank you very much. You are right, NOBUTSURA seems to be the right reading
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Dear Ken, Hopefully Markus may find some info on that swordsmith.
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Dear Peter, Thanks to you I have at least one oshigata of this smith . Best regards,
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I used to have quite a lot. This is a real one.
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Dear Ken and Jean-Pierre, I also have the Markus books and I could not find this swordmith. I saw it on the french book "les sabres shin-shinto" (Serge Degore) but like you said JP, no additional information. Thank you for your assitance gentlemen,
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Dear all, I am looking for any information and oshigata of a bakumatsu swordsmith whose name was NOBUREN 信 蓮 who was active in the Bunkyu era (1861-1864) in the settsu province (Osaka). I only found this swordmith referenced on the NIHONTO CLUB site and it is also referenced on the HAWLEY as NOB413. He was used to sign as follow : 浪花金城辺岩井源徴司信蓮作之 : naniwa kinjō-hen iwai genkanshi noburen saku kore If you can help me on this one, I will really appreciate.
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I can confirm, Kelly is the man who will find the scarce item you are looking for, he will help you to get it and send it to you without problem. It is always a pleasure to deal with him.
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It is signed SHIMOSAKA if I read well. Many swordsmiths signed that way. The point is broken which is never a good thing. You have to make sure that the hamon ( tempered edge) is still there. The tang seems to be ubu, that is to say, in its original length. I will venture to say that your naginata is from the shinto era. The koshirae (scabbard and pole) seems to be very damaged, it will be difficult to save them.
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Happy Christmas to all of you. PS : what a nice bottle Jean
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Dear Ben, Very nice grouping indeed. Kelly is really a professional and also a nice person to deal with.
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New collector looking for translation
Gilles replied to Patricku81's topic in Translation Assistance
Dear Patrick, I doubt that it is a Japanese signature. Look Chinese to me....... -
Dear Uwe, Yes, I was quick on that one . Thank you very much for the translation. Those are incantations for protection right ?
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Dear all, I have a growing interest in HITAI-ATE which were produced and worn mainly in the bakumatsu era for actual fighting (that is of course my personal point of view). I just bought one at KINOKUNIYA in Japan which has kanji carved on the front. The google translation on the catalog gave me this : This is a practical front that has the Sansha Shrine and "Hachiman Daigo, Amateru Daijingu, Hachimandai" engraved on the central iron plate and the left and right hinged iron plates. - I understand that the SANSHA jinja is mentionned, but which one is it ? In which province ? - "Hachiman Daigo, Amateru Daijingu, Hachimandai" it seems to be an incantation ? AMATERU, is it AMATERASU ???? - Is that really from the end of the EDO era ? Can you give me a full translation and some explanation on those kanji, I will appreciate a lot.
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Dear Ken, No, he did not mention any school. A Japanese bronze vase was spotted some time ago with the same design.
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Tsuba on hold.
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Dear All, Here is a tsuba for sale with a rather uncommon shape. I bought it years ago from our late friend Thierry Bernard who left us in 2017 (the pictures provided here were taken by him). Measurements:6.4 x 5.1 x 0.4 cm. You can buy it for 200 euros using Paypal. Asking price does not includes Paypal fees & shipping costs.
