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  1. Both INRO were paid for the price 700 usd each on the auction // Robert
  2. Hello, Is it a Tosho-Tsuba or a Katchushi-Tsuba. Would like comment and translation of NBTHK paper for this smith. Where did the blacksmith work and which school did he belong to? // Robert
  3. The auction expert says. INRO Japan, Meiji (1868-1912). Signed Decor with cranes on both sides against a gold-plated base. Six parts. Length 8.5 cm. With netsuke in bone, diameter 4.5 cm. INRO Japan, Edo 1800s One side with decoration of lobster, the other with decoration in relief of plants, length 8.5 cm. with sculpted netsuke in wood in the form of fruit. Length 4 cm. // Robert
  4. Thank you very interesting. I will talk to them at the auction house as they seem to have an Asian expert but there is no guarantee of authenticity. // Robert
  5. Is there any connection between the number of boxes on the Inro and age. Did they made different designs depending on the time period and Is there anything you can see depending on the time period. La Mode probably already existed during the Edo period. Some other characteristics of a good Inro. // Robert
  6. Thank you for the answers. The auction is in mid-december. Are there more who can comment on these Inro, you are welcome....... //Robert
  7. These Inro are at auction so I need help with an assessment of whether they are worth placing a bid on Starting price is 500 usd - 700 usd each //Robert
  8. Hi I am interested in knowing who signed this intro and what one appreciates the value of it. It is said to be from the Edo period. Same for number 2 (said to be from Meiji) without signature. // Robert
  9. Thanks, yes that was also what I thought a Nara Tsuba, but nice to get it confirmed. // Robert
  10. Hello I have a question if this could be a Nara school Tsuba. If not .... What do you think it could be? // Robert
  11. So then you recommend that if you think it is polished with polishing cream first clean with isopropyl alcohol to remove the old polishing cream. Then oil with Tsubaki oil or machine oil, not Weapon oil? What is the negative effect on the sword with Choji oil because you recommend it to old polish? //Robert
  12. I have read that some retailers polish their blades with the help of polishing cream to get more effect at a sale. The question is how much it damages the blade and destroys for future treatment with Choji Oil and Uchiko Ball. I have also read that some Japanese retailers recommend good weapon oil instead of Choji oil, what do you say about that? //Robert
  13. Thank you all for your answers to my question. The question is whether it has any effect (negative) on the sword in a real fight. I still wonder why the smith makes a hamon that is also found in shinogi. I have seen a hamon structure that is similar to choji-ashi along the entire shinogi/mune and it looks deliberately made. It may also have happened by mistake after clay has been put on the blade and after yaki-ire. Can you imagine that it happens by mistake and that it is a beauty defect and that it does not affect the hardness of the sword or that the hardening can mainly lie on the surface? Or is it deliberate to get extra beauty in the sword when selling to merchants during the Edo period. I understand that you are thinking of hitatsura leaves with spots of tobiyaki etc. but I wonder if it is negative for the actual effect of the blade in a real fight. Correct me if I'm wrong. // Robert
  14. Hello everyone, What is it called when a tosho has made a clear hamon / hardening on the edge and on both jihada and shinogi and why did a tosho do it? Did not the sword then become too stiff for these swords? // Robert
  15. Thanks for the reply. What can you do if you discover that someone has polished the sword with some chemical and not so bad. Can it be sent for polishing so that it regains its true value or is the sword destroyed? The cost of polishing is, of course, in proportion to the value of the sword. Want more clear pictures of these swords in comparison with ordinary polished swords. // Robert
  16. What does it look like if a sword has been subjected to chemical cleaning of a chemical polish. What are the clearest signs? How can anyone avoid being fooled by it. There are many swords out there at auction companies and many want to sell. // Robert
  17. I have a Fuchi (縁) & Kashira (頭) from Yoshioka School. It is signed YOSHIOKA BUNGO SUKE. My question is what time and blacksmith it is. The generations of the main line of the school which were entitled to this signature are: 1. 重次 - Shigetsugu (Yoshioka Buzen no Kami, Buzen no Suke) 2. 久次 - Hisatsugu (Shigeyoshi Yoshioka Inaba no Suke) 3. 重長 - Shigenaga (son of Goto Seijo) 4. 重広 - Shigehiro (aka Morotsugu, studied under Yokoya Soyo) 5. 易次 - Yasutsugu 6. 清次 - Kiyotsugu 7. 照次 - Terutsugu (signed his name, aka Teruharu) 8. 寛次 - Hirotsugu 9. 重貞 - Shigesada (signed his name) The Yoshioka School also had a small branch and started with Nagatsugu, which worked in parallel with the second generation Hisatsugu. Various skilled blacksmiths such as Munetsugu, Nobutsugu, Mitsutsugu, Tsunetsugu and others worked during the branch until the Meiji period. There are some signed works with personal names for these manufacturers. // Robert
  18. Hi Steve Looks like Hako Hamon (box shaped) //Robert
  19. Here are some photos that give a closer look at the signing. // Robert
  20. Thanks for the reply, This Teppo is at a local auction so I am considering bidding on it but it looks worn and probably needs to be restored. The starting price is usd 1100. The price is high so there may be a better Teppo in the future. // Robert
  21. Hello I wonder what this is for Teppo. There is a signature or some kind of sign on the barrel. Can it be of any value? I'm also interested in what's written on the barrel // Robert
  22. Here's another signature on a Wakizashi. Hope on help with a translation on this sword. //Robert
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