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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.

Yamato Shizu? I saw one in Utrecht

Sold please move to archive

Once again a nice weekend in Utrecht and it was very nice to meet some people in live.

Good Books: Koto-shi from Junji Honma Shinto-shi from Markus Sesko Shinshinto-shi from Markus Sesko

We come on Saturday to the Expo, Friday we are still on the way.

seems there is no interest.

so few days left, should we make a appointment time in the Coffee Room?

From Markus Sesko Book: SADAHARU (貞晴), Keiō (慶応, 1865-1868), Settsu – “Naniwa-jū Mizuguchi Kenryūshi Sadaharu saku” (浪華住 水口剣龍子貞晴作), “Settsu Ikutama ni oite Kenryūshi Sadaharu kore o tsukuru” (於摂津生玉剣龍子 貞晴造之), “Naniwa-jū Kenryūshi Sadaharu saku” (浪花住剣龍子貞晴作), student of Gassan Sadayoshi (月山貞吉), his gō were Kenryūshi (剣龍子) and Kensaishi (剣斎子), we know blades from the Keiō to the Meiji era (明治, 1868-1912), mostly a magnificent sugata with a wide mihaba and an ō-kissaki, dense ko-itame or masame which tends to muji, suguha-hotsure, notare, gunome, he works in the style of his master Sadayoshi, he also added a koku´in seal in the form of the character “chū” (忠・忠) , chū-saku

You can come to https://www.japanartfair.com or contact NBTHK Europe: https://nbthk.eu

on hold

some additional pictures:

the small dents:

If translation is correct, from Markus Seskos book, last Kanji is different: YASUHIRO (康広), 1st gen., Kanbun (寛文, 1661-1673), Settsu – “Bitchū no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro” (備中守橘康広), “Kishū-jū Yasuhiro” (紀州住安広), “Tomita Gorōzaemon no Jō Yasuhiro” (富田五郎左衛門尉 康広), Ōsaka-Ishidō school, real name Tomita Gorōzaemon (富田五郎左衛門), he came originally from Ōmi and was the second son of Tosa Shōgen Tameyasu (土佐将監為康), he signed his name in early years with the characters (安広), later he moved to Ōsaka and founded there the Ōsaka-Ishidō school, he worked in the Ichimonji style, i.e. in chōji with a midare-utsuri, but also blades with a tōranba in ko-nie-deki with many nie and a wide nioiguchi are extant, he also worked in Yamashiro province, wazamono, chūjō-saku YASUHIRO (康広), 2nd gen., Jōkyō (貞享, 1684-1688), Settsu – “Bitchū no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro” (備中守橘康広), Ōsaka-Ishidō school, real name Tomita Sō´emon (富田惣右衛門), he also carved a chrysanthemum or a chrysanthemum on a branch onto his tangs and worked in the style of his father, the 1st gen. Yasuhiro, chūjō-saku YASUHIRO (康広), 3rd gen., Kyōhō (享保, 1716-1736), Settsu – “Bitchū no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro” (備中守橘康広), Ōsaka-Ishidō school, only few blades are extant by him, it is said that he too carved a chrysanthemum onto his tangs Value depends on condition and papers.

Ninecircle also have other sword bags: https://www.ninecircles.co.uk/iaido/iaido-bags/sword-bags/silk-bag-for-iaito-and-shinken/

Muji had i would say....

Hier is an example of Kunihide: https://eirakudo.shop/item/圓龍子国秀-坂本竜馬愛刀-奉納刀-身幅3-5cm-1-1kgを超える-2/

Maybe check ikkansai yoshihiro

Some examples about Satsuma Soshu baldes: http://nihonto-museum.com/collection/satsuma-province-swordsmiths/satsuma-province-swordsmiths-exhibition Looks for me like mumei shinshinto. How long is the nagasa?