I think Hozon clear the frontiers. The admin of our Nihonto Club said: „ You do not need higher papers, Hozon is enough..
Recently checked the money sales offers for a famous shin-shinto smith, surely every sword is a lone star..
H 2,000,000 yen
TH 3,000,000 yen
J 6,500,000 to 8,000,000 yen
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The idea to have swords from the same school/tradition over different time working periodes is IMO a nice collecting goal.
We have that on the latest NIHONTO CLUB meeting.
http://www.nihonto-c...seiten/berichte.html
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.. the design of pine barks represents unstable political situations ( Sasano) within full moon, star or sun background
https://varshavskyco...collection/tsu-0296/
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Moon and water design sold in auction ..
https://sword-auction.com/en/product/18253/af23294-鍔:無銘(後代柳生)(保存刀装具)/
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Yagyu Toshikane was Terao Naomasa‘s Kaishakunin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaishakunin#:~:text=A kaishakunin (Japanese%3A 介錯人,the kaishakunin is called kaishaku.
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Daniel Bürgin book out..
https://www.amazon.de/Pure-Heart-Naomasa-samurai-century/dp/3757853776/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&crid=12OX7QVXJGWGQ&keywords=Daniel+Bürgin+with+a+pure+heart&qid=1694747826&sprefix=daniel+bürgin+with+a+pure+heart%2Caps%2C364&sr=8-1&asin=3757853776&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1
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a mumei tsuba is attributed/judged to a special school/TRADITION. Please read KANAYAMA den above with Currans den translation for owari groups/schools.
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Yes I was trigger-happy with this tsuba. Important is the HOZON paper and the tsuba itself. Matches with the first „generation“ IMO.
Curran please end this thread with some nice pics of your yagyu. All is said and discussed..
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