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Hi, nice, looking forward to. Did it also come in Amazon Kindle shop? thanks Oli

i think you are too strikt, new collectors should be aware to loose money with the first purchases. But this should not end in bankrupt. The only point i agree with is the sword should be in good condition to appreciate it. Beginners should avoid restorations.

Please have a look on this: https://markussesko.com/2015/04/13/kantei-1-sugata-7/

I don‘t see any Problem with the Boshi….

hi, both Wakizashi are healthy, papered and are looking nice. Don't understand why so many are against this purchase. They are in the price range 2000-3000 $ , nether saw an offer that is cheaper or half of the price.

yes this is a katana i think both are good starter swords, both have papers.

it's a wakizashi , Uda school with NBTHK hozon ,nice sugata, some small ware, shirasaya, i think the price is ok

Yokoyama is a very nice Shinshinto school. Also a nice package with Horimono and Koshirae. I like the Saya.

There is an example, but TBH: https://eirakudo.shop/588100

hi @Toki , welcome, nice to see more people from germany joining

From Markus Sesko Book: KIYOHARU (清春), Gentoku (元徳, 1329-1331), Suō – “Kiyoharu” (清春), “Bōshū-jū Niō Kiyoharu saku” (防州住二王清春作), Niō school, according to tradition the son of Kiyonaga (清長) KIYOHARU (清春), Hōtoku (宝徳, 1449-1452), Suō ` “Kiyoharu” (清春), “Niō Kiyoharu” (二王清春), Niō-school, according to tradition the son of Kiyozane (清真) KIYOHARU (清春), Ōnin (応仁, 1467-1469), Suō – “Kiyoharu” (清春), “Bōshū-jū Kiyoharu” (防州住清春), Kaifu group (海部), according to tradition this is the early signature of the Kaifu-smith Fusayoshi (房吉

https://www.touken.or.jp or european branch https://nbthk.eu

Don't understand why some people comparing different time epoch and argue which is the best. Personally i think in every time epoch, there are made wonderful blades.

thank you!

hi, can somebody translate this old paper? thank you Oli

thank you, what was fast!

Hi, can somebody translate this Sayagaki, Thanks Oli

or do you mean hitatsura? I think muneyaki is only on the back.

Muneyaki on the hira-ji?

a little better pic

Hi, i am not an expert, i am on the beginning, for me the fascinate part of Shinshinto, is the Fukkoto movement. You have a big diversity of blades across from all styles and the Sugata isn't so uniform like in Shinto. Price is also a factor, good healthy Koto blades are more expensive. My main resource is Shinshinto-shi from Markus Sesko. regards Oli

Thank you, didn't find any other examples, is it a rare kind of horimono?

Hi, have a new sword with a horimono with a bird. Can somebody tell me which mystical Japanese bird could it be? Or maybe the meaning? Thanks Oli

also a good source about soshu: https://www.nihonto-museum.com/swordsmith/masamune-no-jittetsu

an example of: https://www.aoijapan.com/katana-mumeitransmitted-as-yamato-shizuthe-37th-juyo-token/ https://eirakudo.shop/token/tachikatana/detail/206481 Interesting school, i like it.