Mr. Takahashi

[elliottshogun]

Why is the name 'Takahashi' familiar to me? Is he a member of the NTK appraisal group for tosogu and nihonto?

[Guido]

Takahashi 高橋 is the third most common Japanese surname after Satô 佐藤 and Suzuki 鈴木.

[elliottshogun]

So what you are saying is that you are not familiar with the name in regards to any 'appraisal' organizations ie; NBTHK, NTHK, NTK, etc.?

[Jean]

Elliot,

 

It is as if you were asking :

 

"I wonder why the name Mr Smith is familiar to me"

 

Statistically you will find in an organisation (whatever the organization) several Takahashi.

[elliottshogun]

I never thought about the name that way, do you suppose the NTHK, NBTHK, NTK and NTB all had at least one appraiser with the name Takahashi? I found what I was looking for and I will suggest a new topic. Thank you all. Elliott

[Toryu2020]

Elliott -

I fondly remember going to the monthly meetings of the NBTHK Tokyo and seeing Takahashi-san there. Oddly enough he would be there later in the day at the regular meetings of the NTHK. Add to that he would some times show up at the NBTHK meetings in Kamakura where there was of course our own local Takahashi-san. None of which could be confused with my father-in-law, Mr Takahashi who was Yokohama anyways.

 

Seriously, a very common name...

-t

[Toryu2020]

from Yokohama...

[elliottshogun]

I understand.....................Thanks Tom

[elliottshogun]

Just passing on what I have learned...........

Takahashi Kinai is tsuba maker.

Nihon Tosougu Kenkyukai appraiser is Makio Saruta (this name rings a bell).

Juho Token Kenkyukai appraiser is Kobayashi Yukinobu.

 

Elliott