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I offer for sale the first batch of books Title Author Pages 1 Higo Kinko Taikan Kanzan Sato/Junji Homma 1964 Hardbound A4 494 320 € 2 Osafune Choshi - set of 2 books 1998 Hardbound 31x22cm 729 280 € 3 Meito Zukan ( volume 2 and 13 only in PDF ) incl. GB translation Fujishiro Matsuo 280 € 4 All volumes of ancient and modern inscriptions Harutoshi Takeuchi/ Susumu Kashima, 2001 Hardbound B5 110 € 5 Kanzan Oshigata Shintō Jiten Kanzan Sato, 1990 Hardbound 31x24cm 396 80 € 6 Shinshinto Taikan Iimura Yoshiaki, 1966 Hardbound A4 888 180 € 7 Yumei Koto Taikan Iimura Yoshiaki, 1982 Hardbound A4 840 300 € 8 Nihonto Bizen Den Taikan Okazaki, 1975 Hardbound A4 970 400 € 9 Showa Dai Meito Zufu - book bidding is cut off ( 2 books ) 1982 Hardbound B4 80 € 10 Nihonto Shubi Tanobe Michihiro, 2014 Hardbound B4 496 490 € 11 Kokuho Token Zufu ( Prewar Kokuho ) Junji Homma, 1936 B4 860 € 12 Nihonto Zuikan Koto + Shinto Kataoka, 1982/ 1977 Hardbound A4 1064+991 650 € 13 Nihonto Taikan - Tosogu Junji Homma/ Kanzan Sato, 1971 Hardbound B4 410 250 € 14 Nihonto Taikan - Kodogu Junji Homma/ Kanzan Sato, 1972 Hardbound B4 246 250 € All books are in "near new" condition Postage within the EU ... EUR 15/ package Price + PP fee

I am offering for sale a excellent Wakizashi by Hizen Nidai Masahiro Nidai Masahiro, his real name is Hashimoto Yashichirō, son of the 1st gen. Masahiro He received the honorary title Musashi no Daijō on the Manji three, this title was raised to Musashi no Kami on the Kanbun one (1661) but was changed on the Kanbun five (1665) to Kawachi no Kami, with this he changed his name from Masanaga (正永) that he had used so far to Masahiro (正広) He died on the sixth day of the eighth month Genroku twelve (1699) at the age of 73 He made this wakizashi in Enpo 4 (1676) at the height of his career at the age of 50 Mei: Hishu Kawachi no kami Tōshi Masahiro, Dated February Enpo 4 Nagasa: 54.2 cm Sori: 1.3 cm Motohaba: 3.4 cm Sakihaba: 2.3 cm Kissaki: 3.9 cm Nakago: 17.8 cm Motokasane: 8mm Sakikasane: 4.9 mm Weight: 704 g Two-piece solid silver habaki First class shirasaya Wide and powerful gorgeous wakizashi forged in ko-itame hada with lots of ji-nie (Konuka hada) Hamon is nie deki, o-gunome midare with ko-notare, deep nioiguchi with ahi and yo. The blade is perfectly healthy with a first class polish Sword Location : Slovakia Shipping is preferred within the EU, worldwide possible Payment Methods Accepted: Bank transfer, Paypal Price: 7.600 EUR + PP fee The price includes postage within the EU You can find the complete gallery of photos in HiRes here https://eu.zonerama....t_scroll_placeholder

Great idea Yurie If the date is known well enough in advance, I would like to participate An estimate from the end of May to the end of July 2024 could be the 28th Tokubetsu Juyo exhibition at the NBTHK If it could be timed, it would be perfect

Who knows? - Haha Tokubetsu Hozon were Taema In front of Juyo, Dr.Homma was asked for sayagaki According to Dr. Homma - if he were to judge only sugata and hamon, it would be Taema But for extensive ji-nie and chikei, his result on Sayagaki was Soshu Yukimitsu NBTHK stated in the setsumei "Soshu joko no saku" which basically says that they don't agree with Yukimitsu's attribute... a high level Soshu craftsman made this Therefore, the blade passed Juyo Den Yukimitsu So - you can choose

I use Sigma Macro 180mm I also tried with the Sigma Macro 100mm, but 180 is simply better

It's not very difficult It takes a lot of patience and not giving up at the beginning

Black or gray fabric with minimum reflection You also need a dark room - I always shoot after dark

I'm not a professional photographer, but I enjoy photographing blades In my opinion - without a tripod, a camera that allows full manual focus, it will be very difficult to take a good photo of the blade The remote control is also beneficial for preventing camera shake when you press the shutter button I have several lenses, but I definitely get the best results with Macro lenses Well - and finally - without the sensitive use of Photoshop it is also almost impossible Just my opinion

For books with photos of the best (as a plus the price is very affordable) I would go to the two volume publication Showa Dai Meito Zufu You can buy it in Japan for 10-15k Yen https://buyee.jp/item/search/query/昭和大名刀図譜?translationType=1 The book contains 313 blades mostly Kokuho/ JuBun and JuBi and was created in Showa (hence the name) as an effort to create a book that will be on the level of Kyoho Meibutsu Cho But - in order to appreciate an excellent blade in a good photo, knowledge is needed so that one understands what one is looking at

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Offer for sale Miyairi school Wakizashi in Shirasaya Mei : Fujiyasu Masahira Era: Gendai Habaki: Double cooper Habaki with gold color Nagasa: 52,2 cm Sori: 0,9 cm Motohaba: 3.2 cm Sakihaba: 2.6 cm Kasane:. 0.7 cm Shirasaya with Sayagaki Masahira is a very important smith. He was one of the top students of Miyairi Akihira/Yukihira - a national living treasure route. Upon Miyairi Sensei unexpected passing, he took on training his son, Miyairi Kei (Nidai Yukihira). Miyairi Kei would go on to a spectacular career and achieved Mukansa in 2000. Although, Fujiyasu Masahira gave up on contest and competitions and therefore will never be Mukansa or higher, he was very successful when he did participate. There is a very interesting write up on him in "The New Generation of Japanese Swordsmiths", that describes his passion for finding his own unique way to forge swords and his reluctance to attempt to simply recreate old blades, which is what he seemed to perceive was the only way to win. Just a really interesting guy and talented smith. An interesting article about the work Fujiyasu Masahira you can be found eg. here https://nihontou.jp/choice03/toukenkobugu/masahira/01-e.html The blade is done in excellent Soshu Den, which the Miyairi group is well known for. As you can see in the Sayagaki, "Fujiyasu Masahira made this sword for Mr. Clinton in 1991". Asked price for this excellent modern Wakizashi is SOLD Price includes transport costs within Europe No customs duties within EU

My pleasure Mariusz

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Yes - when sending the blade to Japan, an import permit is required. But I don't think it has to be a special person Polishing was done by Kenji Mishina and he tells a friend that he has no way to send the blades back to Germany

My friend from Germany has stuck a few blades in Japan that he sent there for a new polish Has anyone had experience with transporting blades from Japan to Germany (or neighboring countries) in recent months? Land transport is not acceptable to my friend Tsuruta-san from AOI sends blades to Europe. However, he has a some special agreement with the carrier and he provides transport only for the blades he sells (which is quite logical) Thanks in advance

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Thanks Michael for pointing out my mistake Corrected :-) I was trying to use X-ray to identify Mei Special X-ray for identifying defects in welds Unsuccessfully

I am offering for sale a long Koto signed Tachi from Osafune School Late Nanbokucho / Oei era The tachi is signed "Bishu Osa", the remaining kanji are unclear NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho papers and Sayagaki by Kanzan Sato - Bishu Osafune Masamitsu - Late Nanbokucho NTHK - Bishu Osafune Iemori - Oei era Both smiths are Bizen Kozori School The blade is with magnificient shape with strong clear Utsuri Nagasa 75.4cm Sori 2.4cm Motohaba 3.1cm Sakihaba 2.1cm Kissaki 2.7cm Nakago nagasa 23.1cm The blade its just a little suriage ( 6-8 cm ) Incl. a very good quality Shirasaya Price ... SOLD + PP fee or SEPA payment Including postage within the EU The complete photo gallery can be found here https://eu.zonerama.com/Nihonto/Album/6292432

It may be emphasized that there is no reason to wait If you participate in the project, the amount will only be reserved on your credit card If a sufficient number of applicants is found by May 13, then a payment will be charged and it will be confirmed Japan Art Expo 2022 In case of insufficient interest, the exhibition will realize and no fees will be charged

I have a dream to add one Naginata to my collection for a long time In the end, I succeeded and I think it's quite a nice piece So I share just for the pleasure of the eyes of nihonto fans Hizen Shodai Masahiro Mei: Hizen no Kuni Kawachi Daijō Fujiwara Masahiro Kanbun yonen nigatsu kichijitsu (February 1664) Nagasa: 40.8 cm

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The first link is incorrect The second one works without any problems for me Larger limits for max. file size for Gold Tier gojo.pdf