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One hit.. Markus have him on page 82, Lexikon der japanischen Schwertschmiede A-M Hiroyuki, Kan`ei 1624-1644, Bungo -„ Bungo -ju Fujiwara Hiroyuki“, Hoshu Takada-ju Fujiwara Hiroyuki, Fujiwara-Takada Schule Best PS that costs you a BIG beer and quarterpounder

And the clouds could be HAZE.. https://www.touken-m...uct/shousai/TSU-2630 Best

Tsuki ni kari.. https://www.samuraim...samurai-sword-t-565/ Best PS and the clouds..??

Itomaki design.. https://richardturner.wordpress.com/2011/04/23/owari-sukashi-tsuba-尾張透鍔-2/

https://www.giuseppe...shi-tsuba-wild-geese

Hi Florian, unce I linked article about modern sword hunts, do not know if you got it, if not Ithink it helps.. https://minpaku.repo.../files/SES54_009.pdf Best

Hi Tom its not my tsuba. The only Naotane / Yoshitane TH Tsuba I found.. Thank you for sharing. Here we have a nice Haiku by Taniguchi Denjo ( 1713-1779 ) Cukoo call- One evening, into the heart the rain falls and Bessho Makiko wrote the Paul Verlaine verse: Il pleut dans mon cceur / Comme il pleut sur la ville.. / It rains into my heart / like it rains on the city.. from the book HAIKU Gedichte aus fünf Jahrhunderten Reclam

Danke dir Florian. Best Regards

Thanks for the Takahashi No Mushimaro poem, thats the theme..

The lovers lament poem on the Hiroshige print and the Tsuba theme fits.. https://chazen.wisc....-flying-in-the-rain/ Best

Nothing wrong with the rain.. the rain theme is very common on paintings and prints. Earthly is finite, was my first thought about, but it should be the welcome of first spring showers. https://artvee.com/dl/cuckoo-in-the-rain/ https://www.mutualar...94CD5EF7857B7E50FAA9 A poem too..

Thanks Steve and Dale. Some thoughts about the „rain“?? Best

https://www.e-nihont.../products/detail/816 Find Chidori bird any thoughts very welcome Best

SORRY, was on a vacation till now.. THANK YOU FORD PS I DO NOT DO SEPPUKO

Kitao Shigemasa.. https://www.metmuseu...id=855670&pkgids=750

Saw the artists and would be great if some of our interpreters/translaters.. https://www.metmuseu...r/exhibition-objects BEST

Motiv may be casket and ume (keso no ume) https://www.finarte....-tsuba-89489?lang=en Best

Go on the permanent link..

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