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I don't think this can disproof the genuinity of the sayagaki.

At that time, the Chinese were not communists, and the Japanese were not chauvinists....

Nice ko-kinkō tsuba, possibly shakudō-nanako-ji, with tsuyu-zōgan iroe. Here a similar example:

Thank you so much, Moriyama san. If even you have to make a guess, I feel less shy about my limited skills.

HGK4 宗典製 ＊ Sōten sei 八重菊透鐔 ＊ yaegiku sukashi tsuba 丸形 鉄地 影透 ＊ maru-gata tetsu-ji kage-sukashi 金象嵌 銘曰 ＊ kin-zogan mei iwa 藻柄子宗典製 ＊ Sōheishi Sōten sei 蓋★★之一也 ＊ ??? no ichi nari 昭和辛亥春 ＊ Showa kanoto-i haru [1971, spring] 寒山誌 ＊ Kanzan shirusu (kaō) Here, two kanji (or perhaps three) completely escape my understanding. They are part of an appreciative expression, so the meaning cannot easily be inferred from the tsuba itself. Thank you for reading.

Gotō Mitsumasa (kaō)

Many interesting pieces here and none, as far I can see, is rubbish (which is a notable in a collection)...

Really strange, possibly a true Japanese gunto "pimped" by deep etching?

I have seen this texture pattern described in NBTHK papers as 阿弥陀石目地 - amida-ishime-ji, 花弁阿弥陀鑢地 - kaben-amida-yasuri-ji, 変り阿弥陀鑢地 - kawari-amida-yasuri-ji or 日足縮緬地 - hiashi-chirimen-ji.

Thank you, Moriyama and Piers. I’m afraid I may trouble you with a few more questions later.

Nice tsuba. The kawari-ishime-ji gives it an unusual look; otherwise, it’s quite an obvious Heianjō-zōgan piece.

HGK3 伝 太刀帥 ＊ den tachishi 立田川図 鐔 ＊ Tatsutagawa zu tsuba 竪丸形 赤銅波地 ＊ tatemaru-gata shakudō-nami-ji 金色絵 無銘 ＊ kin-iroe mumei 太刀金具師作か ＊ tachi-kanagushi saku ka 出来見事也 ＊ dekī migoto nari 昭和己酉夏 ＊ Shōwa tsuchinoto-tori natsu [1969, summer] 寒山誌 ＊ Kanzan shirusu (kaō) Here I would simply like confirmation of the kana sign か. As far as I understand, this particle turns the statement into an interrogative or dubitative one, which would accord with the tentative nature of the “den” attribution. Thank you.

Hi, I phoned Czerny’s, and they explained that shipping antique items abroad from Italy requires permission from the Ministry of Culture, regardless of whether the destination is inside or outside the European Community. So don’t worry, it’s just the Italian bureaucracy...

Thank you, Moriyama san. At least one branch of the Ōtani family used a kamon featuring a descending wisteria design, although it differs from the more common wisteria kamon. from: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/大谷家

the vast majority of Japanese art and imagery... is closer to describe the reality.