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New design, any thoughts welcome.. https://katalog.land...tsuba-mit-mondsichel

https://www.youtube..../watch?v=wVpYQ5AzVwY

HI Curran, where do you stand..do you sell yagyu too..

By Morihiro Ogawa https://resources.me...ournal_v_24_1989.pdf

Hi Bruce, kokuin for Kyoto Best

Kataoka Ginsaku wrote: There is a KO-WAKIZASHI made in Matsushiro, province Shinano, a commisioned work for the Zenko-Ji temple. The short wakizashi was made Tempo 7th year ( 1836 ) So the Chi-ya-no reading on the Nakago is the Shinano and the Katakana stamp is the town of Matsushiro. The AOI description of the blade as a Sunnobi Tanto is probably the Ko-Wakizashi mentioned above. Naotane made several unique commisioned works on his long travel route, so some stamps were made only once. Find no other example.

The client ordered a nice blade, but the koshirae is special..may be Edo special ?

https://www.samuraim...u-hozon-certificate/

Hi Dale, nice post xmas shopping, so how long is post and when starts ante ? Best PS do not like the other ones

https://de.wikipedia...hina-6July2005-2.jpg

https://tosogu.cz

How many members are able to POLL..?? Count 66 votes at all, do we suffer heavy member losses??

Fantastic Super blade in the current economic slump.. https://www.toukenko...&katana_A010623.html Best

James, check the link and you find a picture of Mike Quigley. It is collection history, thought its interesting to see his ( FORMER ) items on the auction. Best

Hi Alex, this is the Katana SHOJI CHIKUZEN DAIJO TAIKEI FUJI NAOTANE (KAO) Tenpo, Ni-Nen Chushun ( Tenpo 2 year, mid spring 1831 ) Nagasa: 2 Shaku, 2 Sun, 9 Bu, 5 Rin ( 69,54 cm ) Sori: 5 Bu ( 1,52 cm )

https://drdeanhartle...riental/oriental.htm Really a great collector..and a big collection Best

https://www.igavelau...n-of-michael-quigley VIEW ARCHIVED LOTS

https://bid.igavelau...50&bo=1&keyword=AEW9

https://bid.igavelau...k_and_sayagaki_1aew9

https://bid.igavelau...?S=N&sort=list&rvi=1

https://core.ac.uk/download/233381156.pdf

Think would be interested analyseing a shinshinto Naotane, but more relevance in analyseing a koto blade ..?? Does a collector fear that investigation..? May be a bavarian collector are willing to test his koto sword in Garching. Best

MLZ could be the fellow in Germany/Europe.. https://mlz-garching...erion_online_eng.pdf Best

Giordy, I was the first one to go off topic, so no problem. I do not see the loss of human kantei/shinsa culture, only the high end items will have a neutron tomographie and the human shinsa. So the juyo and upper classes will be more expensive, but seller and buyer got an fantastic sword history without „bleeding or destroying“ the blade. Best PS: try to get more info about the costs..