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    Aoi-art

    pcfarrar replied to mike yeon's topic in Nihonto

    I've had a few swords done by Aoi now. Cheap (very low handling fees) and reliable. I have also begun to use Sumie Kashima for polishing: http://www.ksky.ne.jp/~sumie99/ The customer service Usagiya provide is simply excellent. Very prompt replies to all emails, they let you know whats happening at every stage. I can't recommend them enough.
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    I got my catalog from Tokugawa Art today. It's very good has some great photography and some excellent swords in it. Well worth the very reasonable asking price.
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    The pages can still be accessed at the internet archive along with the images: http://web.archive.org/web/200410191707 ... /index.htm
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    Hi All, Does anyone have any idea from which family the Mon originates on this jingasa? Thanks, Peter
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    Usually from GI's playing with the swords after they captured them... Also Tim your pictures are quite good, send the images of the nakago to Gordon Robson and pay the NTHK $50 to judge it. Then you'll know for sure if its real or not.
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    Probably came from the same bundle :lol: I'll stick mine in for a polish in the next few months. No sign of forging flaws and it's got plenty of steel on it so maybe it will be ok.
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    I checked through my books and the signature doesn't look good for any of the early yoshimichi. Nice sword though
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    Thanks everyone! There may have been a date but the corrison on that side of the nakago is even worse so its hard to say. The blade itself is in good condition just some minor rust, and its lost very little steel. Appears to be gunome midare with crab claws, and from the shape I would say muromachi.
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    Anyone have any ideas if this reads Bizen or Bishu Osafune Sukesada? Given the state of the nakago its just hard to see. Thanks, Peter
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    A catalogue from a shop showing the designs that they sell?
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    Anyone got any recommendations for good audio CD's of traditional Japanese music? Thanks, Peter
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    You have to understand with the shipping cost you are paying for the sellers time, packaging materials etc. not just the raw cost of the postage.
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    I don't recall seeing any pictures of turtle shell used in koshirae but they must exist. You find quite a few netsuke from turtle shell: http://www.netsuke.com/netsuke/Contempo ... atoshi.htm
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    The Aoi Art handling fee is very cheap. It was less than $100 on the last sword I had polished by them.
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    The sword belonged to my brother. Had to sell it to fund the purchase of a new gendaito katana. The fittings were very nice, the fuchi was signed with a big name, I forget who but we always assumed it was gimei. The tsuba was also very nice, I wish I'd kept it. The saya was a bit flashy, but its unique :lol:
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    I can't belive someone is bidding 200,000 yen for a gimei showato :lol: I have noticed Aoi Auctions seems to be a dumping ground to offload all the "bad" stuff. Still at least they are truthful....
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    I just noticed Aoi are selling a machine made WW2 showato Surely this sort of sword is illegal in Japan?? https://www.aoi-art.com/auction/en/auct ... 1141534367
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    I heard a rumour that he went back to Korea? His website is gone. You can still get on certain bits (without pictures unfortunately) using the following link: http://www.archive.org/index.php
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    Muromachi nio school wakizashi signed Kiyotsugu in a set of tiger themed koshirae. In David Hofhine polish, very nice blade! Starting on ebay tonight at 8pm GMT from £1. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270028530529
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    It was the boshi really that made me think retempered, it just seemed a bit healthy compared to the rest of the sword. Just a gut feeling really as you can't be certain from the pictures.
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    Very interesting, thank you very much koichi san.
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    Out of interest can anyone translate what it says next to the date on this Shigetsugu katana at aoi art. http://www.aoi-art.com/sword/katana/06215.html Thanks, Peter
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    Some interesting items. I thought the mino kaneiwa was ok, but generally if the price is low and its coming from Japan its for a good reason. This one was interesting. Retempered? The buy it now price was the same as the current bid, which kind of implies the blade has a problem. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Japanese-sword-Ko ... 0026617307
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    Thanks again Rich! Do you have any idea of the approximate age of this tsuba? Peter
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    Interesting sword, but you do realise you've probably cut the value in half by cleaning the nakago? You'll have to get someone over here to repatinate it for you.
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