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Zarathustra

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  1. Hi, I recently found this very beautiful Mirror with the name of the maker Fujiwara Mitsunaga 藤原光長 (not sure though as name-reading is still difficult, but jisho said so) on it. The back is bronze, and as i cleaned it a little, i found the mirror itself to be silver, but i dont know how thick the silver layer is, or how the silver was applied to it. I'm eager to polish it a little, to see myself in it, but of course I dont want to damage it. Does anyone have some Ideas or Knowledge how to further bring this beautiful mirror back to life? Also, i could find out that it was made in Edo-Jidai, but not exactly when. If anyone knows more, I'd be happy to know. Thanks, Florian
  2. Thank you all for your opinions. As I mentioned earlier, this is my first sword, and with it I started to learn more, and with more knowledge comes greater appreciation. (also it is by far easier to learn about swords with the book in hand and the sword in front of you on the table so you can have a quick look on what you're actually reading about) I decided to buy exactly this sword because it was made in Seki, mino, which was the place where I first saw the beauty of Japanese swords during an exchange, and I'm very proud to own such a work of art. In a movie about Howard Carter, the one who discovered the grave of Tutankhamun, he was asked how to tell if something is original or fake. He replied: If you buy a fake copy, it will become duller every day, but if you have a genuine work of art, you will appreciate it more with every time you look at it. That is exactly how I feel about my sword... Sorry for getting emotional, my wife just told me to marry the sword haha ^^ By the way, here are some more pictures of it: And here some more of the fittings
  3. As far as I can tell, there's no foil on the habaki. It fits pretty well, when I dismantle the fittings for oiling the blade, I have to apply gentle force, and it doesn't rattle at all when I swing the sword in the air. I should've mentioned earlier that this picture was one of the first when I bought the sword, and I forgot on which side of the Tsuba the seppa was to be done.
  4. I have made some sharper pictures, if it helps. By the way, is there anything that can be said about the habaki? Thanks
  5. Hello Everyone! I recently purchased a Sword and have now got to know more on the Smith, but have no Idea what kind of Tsuba or the other fittings are. I've found a very similar looking Tsuba on the Internet: https://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/tsuba-%26-kodogu-over-1000/t304-ko-akasaka-tsuba I would be grateful for any information. Florian
  6. As far as i can read they didnt, but here´s the paper :D @Oshy Thanks for the advice. The current situation makes isopropyl alcohol unobtainable, and my local pharmacy has none, but i have some Idea where to get some from. Edit: Totally forgot the Back of the Paper
  7. Could you tell me more specific what on this list may be the important part for my questions? I've read it through but feel none of my questions answered.
  8. I've made a topic in the general discussion board :D
  9. Hello Everyone! I bought my first sword some weeks ago. It is mumei but has a paper by NTHK which attributes it to Noshu Seki Kanetsune. I would really like to get to know my sword a little better, so I have bought some Books on Nihont in general, the one by Markus Sesko (Leitfaden für das japanische Schwert) has also very much information on specific schools and smiths but I haven't found anything more on Kanetsune in the books or in the Internet, exept for Kanetsune being considered ryo wazamono. So do you have any more Information on him, or can reccomend any books on Mino school? Also I like to know more about the Koshirae, and how to care for it, because i have never read anything on how to care for tsuba etc. And secondly, I have som questions on mainenance. I noticed some stripes on my swords edge and a strange pattern, could this come from the oil? I couldn get sword oil fast enough, so i used pure clove oil, a few drops on washi. Thank you Florian Edit: I have a feeling it could come from the shirasaya as well, because the shirasaya is too tight, so it is really hard to get the sword out of it and maybe it scratched the surface or something. this it why I store the Blade not in the shirasaya at the moment.
  10. Hello everyone! My name is Florian, I live in Heidelberg, Germany. I learn Japanese for a while, and ever since I held a blade with my own hands and saw this beauty in the sword museum in Seki during an exchange, I am fascinated by Japanese swords. Some weeks ago my dream came true and I own a Sword by myself, which I will introduce separately. Kind Regards, Florian
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