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Thank you all for the kind words. My mom has given me permission to post the entire wood block collection in this forum, and would be willing to sell pieces to interested parties. I don't know how these things are typically handled in this forum. I have sold a few of her prints on another forum to individuals I have known for awhile and have had a history of previous transactions. But since I am new here, I will need guidance on how to proceed. Anyway, if you are interested, look for a "wood block" post in the for sale forum. Also, to those who have already PM'ed me, I am working on getting valuations squared away. My mom is looking to liquidate, not for top dollar, so items will be priced less than the going market rate. Allan

Greetings to all. I grew up in a household that had a side business in Oriental antiques and Asian Art. One of the things my parents collected was Japanese art. My dad passed away a number of years ago, and now my mom is looking to downsize. It's my understanding that the market for Japanese art is quite soft these days, in contrast to the Chinese art market. Here are a couple of samurai themed items my mom is considering liquidating, but she doesn't know what a ballpark market value might be, especially the cloisonne sword. In addition, she has a large netsuke collection and a large wood block print collection for which she is looking for an auction house or reputable gallery through which to sell these collections Here are some examples and some prints.... Lastly, a piece of mine of which I know nothing, other than my dad gave it to me.... Any and all help would be appreciated Allan

My mother is looking to liquidate some of her Asian art collection, and has asked me to find out whatever information I can find on her small collection of tsuba. I don't know the conventions of this board, so please let me know if I am out of line, but she is trying to get a feel for age, desirability, and value if possible. Here are the pieces... #1) #2) #3) #4) #5) In addition two pieces on blades.... and Any help is greatly appreciated.... Allan

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Thank you all. The information provided has been very insightful. Can I safely assume the gunto is nothing special? My mother also has a half dozen silver and gold inlaid and signed tsuba, and my brother a shorter blade than the gunto. I will see If I can get some pictures.... Allan

Some additional pix.... Temper line Tsuba Other hardware An additional mark on the tang I also have a katana given to me by my father for achieving my Shodan Unfortunately the exterior has started to suffer some wear over the years. I have also started to suspect the outer covering is made from an American Flag. I believe the blade is older than the WWII external hardware. The Tsuba is also not original, having been added by my parents. Allan

Hello to everyone from a first time poster. I have a short blade I recently inherited that I would like to try and identify in any way. Here are the pictures. Hopefully this is the right forum for this post.