davel
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Made a small extenion that analyse the page you're on and (try) to give you more information. If anyone is interested let me know and i send the instructions over. you do need an openAI API (small fee) it's gpt so hallucinations can be included
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Yes because @Jussi Ekholm is spot on Some of these iaito were/are pretty heavy and people over here used to sharpen it themselves on a grinder.
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Not sure because +30yr ago there wasn't much available on the Chinese market and they definitely couldn't make such a nicely shaped tsuka and uniform diamonds/maki as on this piece. Most still can't today
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Indeed, emailed them and got this reply : While our expert suggests this appears to be a photo compositing mistake made during the editing process...
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Thxs for the confirmation Geraint. Seems like it's better to feed GPT piece by piece and not a whole page. Let's see if we can solve the habaki mystery as well
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GPT is translating this as a bayonet (銃剣?) sword but how exactely is that being mounted on a rifle if that's true? And did somebody photoshopped this habaki or are we looking at a real one :)?
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Thxs for the info @DirkO
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Saw this one recently on FB:
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I would need to lookup the conversation again but as far as i can recall they were asuming this was made during the Shōwa period and sheep were already imported by that time > https://www.oldtokyo.com/sheep-grazing-in-the-shadow-of-ezo-fuji-hokkaido-c-1930/
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What you can do to get a rough idea is install ChatGPT app on your phone, make a pic and ask to translate? They're usually ok with general descriptions. Names not so much
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Interesting.. Richard posted this very similar piece a while back
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Although i've never bought them here, it might be worth taking a look https://www.metalsmithing-tools.com/shop
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Here you go > https://www.bonhams.com/auction/24151/lot/95/an-iron-kyo-sukashi-tsuba-early-edo-period-1615-1868-early-17th-century-3/
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That sounds like a bargain.
