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Here are some Japanese Jingasa.陣笠 I think they are made of washi and urushi. 2 are lighter and two heavier. How can I recognize what they are made of? Are they late Edo or ..., and what clan mark (Mon) can it be on them. Could it be Satake Mon with a fan on one and the Kikuchi clan (菊池 氏, Kikuchi-shi) in Higo province with feathers on the other. One has a dragonfly / tombo which was a popular motif. Grateful for more information.

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Thanks for your advice I will do that next time ... // Robert

Hello Everyone, I will post a picture on the back of the Juyo paper so you can see what is written there. Thank you all for your help. ありがとうございます Arigatou gozaimasu // Robert

Thanks Michael, I have been unclear about my question, publication date is correct but is this the fifty or fifty first NBTHK Juyo token. where can i see this? //Robert

Hello Everyone, I need help interpreting a sayagaki by Kanzan Sato, as well as a juyo paper by NBTHK. My question is when did (date) Kanzan sato wrote this Sayagaki and when (date) was this juyo paper issued. Katana in Shirasaya (? NBTHK Juyo Token) Thank you very much in advance. // Robert

Thanks everyone and Paul Bowman An exciting and educational lesson Robert M Unger Sweden

Hi BOB, Could this tsuba be from Haruta school or? //Robert

Thank you all for your help! Summary NBTHK Hozon Edo-Jidai, smith Masayoshi.......... // Robert ロバート アンガー

Than you David //Robert

Yoshioka Bungo Suke Yoshioka, like Gotō, was a high-class kinkō school that worked exclusively for bakufu and daimyō. NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper //Robert

Thank you all for your help with my NBTHK certificate and what a school it can be. It is sad that i could not get a more detailed opinion regarding school from NBTHK, there are a lot of Masayoshi ..... One thought might it be the Aizu Shoami school? Is there anyone else who can possibly give me more clues in the search? // Robert

OK! Thank you very much Piers, but when you are as eager as I am, I can not help it. But I will think about it until the next time I ask a question Thank you for helping me.... Rober

Hello, I have received these papers from NBTHK Japna. Can anyone help me to translate, most interested in what school it may be. Grateful for help ........ Robert

Hello, I have received these papers from NBTHK Japna. Can anyone help me to translate most interested in what school it may be. Grateful for help........ Robert

My Tsuba by Masayoshi Can you help me, my question is which school can it be .... // Robert

Here is my nice Tsuba by Masayoshi Masayoshi with the theme of dragonflies. The dragonfly in Japanese is tombo (蜻蛉) and in the Muromachi period kachimushi was its name (勝 虫). These characters for literally mean Victory Bug and gives us insight into how the bushi of the time admired the dragonfly. Bushi had observed the nature of the dragonfly to attack, and always move forward to the prey.

Goto Seijo Seijo, also known as Mitsutoyo, died in 1734. As a school founder, he made only a few tsuba. The other of the school, Seijo-Mitsuzane (died 1750), worked in relief and also made posts in the nunome style. He often used the water kite in his work and happy and beautiful flowers. During this time there was a demand for foreign designs, and this school proved to be many Tsuba in Canton and Namban style. Nidai and onwards used the same signature, 'Seijo'. The sixth Seijo, also known as Harumitsu, Sessai or Shiunchin, was known for its excellent compositions and details. The third to seventh generation worked in Edo, and lived in Shitaya and was known as Shitaya Goto.

I need help with these tsuba. Can someone tell me what school it is and other information.

Just what I understood great warning cheap paper weight... /Robert

This Tsuba is up for auction. Want comments on this Tsuba. School, Signature, quality ...... //Robert

Here is my Soten Tsuba Tsuba Soten: NBTHK Hozon //Robert

Hello, Now I have managed to open my Teppo. It was very hard at first. No one has opened it in many years. I found a signature and hope someone can interpret it for me. I do not know if the pictures are upside down but I hope you see it. All information about this Teppon is gratefully received // Robert