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Nice pdf .. BEST

Christian, do you want that I share my opinion, than please tell me your decision. I`m not talking about „high speculative“ interpretations. The blade is like other Naotane soshu blades. The NBTHK said „mumei Naotane“ not den-Naotane, and they had some specialists doing Kantei on a lot of Naotane blades ( think about 30 Juyos ). Again for that money, esp. when you start collecting him, its a seldom possibility. You will never find a signed and dated wakizashi under 1,5 million yen in Japan. Shipping and customs and fees and you have to pay nearly 2 million yen only for a good TH sword. You can ask Ms. Shiho about the blade, she is a friendly seller and can give advise.. But the blade is sold, the second mumei Naotane. The first one I saw was a mumei katana here on NMB. Have some TH Naotane and we learnt to collect the Japanese way, where in it is said.. only buy better swords. Best

Yes Alex, but for less than 2800 Dollar someone saw it as a bargain. Sold fast. Best

This is very nice article by Markus Sesko and Fred Weissberg about Naotane. So some people gave him other year birthday. https://nihonto.com/3-1-23/ Best

Barry gave me the tip, mumei with Hozon papers. Did one member bought this for 400000 yen ??? Nice Naotane starter sword. https://www.toukenko...&katana_A010823.html Best

http://www.touken-ma...023/07/IMG_1573.jpeg BEST

Swordcase maker Keisuke Nakamura and his new concept… http://www.touken-matsumoto.jp/eng/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/刀箱師3-1024x725.jpg BEST

Anyone try to give us an iconografi of what we are seeing, expect the little alien on the right..

Might be of interest to see a smithy, original print about 1615.. https://mokuhankan.c...p?item_number=248768 Best

Other Tsuba.. https://www.ebay.com/itm/385615067343

with the imporerishment after the economic and political decline after the fall of the shogunat it becomes a compelling necessity for many clans to sell everything and at least the beloved swords. Be ashamed of oneself the provenance of the legacy sword was ruined and with its provenance the sword lost a big value. I read this in a book about a famous samurai and his Taima school sword.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_caltrop#/media/File:Leiden_University_Library_-_Seikei_Zusetsu_vol._28,_page_024_-_芰_-_Trapa_sp,_1804.jpg

Curious, hishi and matsukawa-bishi is yagyu theme.. Best

Hi rematron, looks like a water chestnut.. Best

Hokusai manga work https://www.amazon.c...ushika/dp/B07C5BYTSN BEST

HI Axel, info on tsuba.. https://www.seidoshop.com/products/tsuba-mukai-kagecho-sukashi-t072 BEST

Hi Bruce, your example is a Daito from a well known Daisho Yamato den. There are rising dragons on the blade with bonji over the dragons.

Hi Kelly, the only restorers found in Germany are the museums, here is an example in german, hope it helps… https://www.zum.de/Faecher/G/BW/Landeskunde/rhein/hd/km/kdm/05/novemberb.htm BEST

https://museum-fuer-ostasiatische-kunst.de/Restorations BEST

JAPICO..christmas coming soon.. https://japico-shop.eu/About-japico BEST

https://www.touken-matsumoto.jp/en/product/shousai/KA-0430 BEST

Dreams of Japan.. https://www.artoftheancestors.com/blog/dreams-of-Japan-museum-funf-kontinente BEST

BATTO..

Hi Barry, the only Dai Nippon found: Dai-Nippon kogyo.. https://books.google.de/books?id=zrKiDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT60&lpg=PT60&dq=dai-nippon+heiki+kogyo&source=bl&ots=n-Sr1bTEiQ&sig=ACfU3U1OtydYco2y6tltnwNK2fWHmO9zOg&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDtILttpz0AhWP8LsIHVRRA9gQ6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&q=dai-nippon heiki kogyo&f=false BEST