Growing up during a time of war..
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/06/23/our-lives/buddhist-priest-reflects-growing-shiraishi-island-time-war/#.XksEM-vGKK0
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Where have all the great swords gone..
https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/11/archives/antiques-150-enthusiasts-of-Japanese-swords-convene-in-dallas.html?searchResultPosition=6
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Michael, here are some infos about an exhibition at Dallas Museum of Art..
https://dma.org/art/exhibition-archive/brushstrokes-enlightenment-zen-calligraphy-and-painting-blades-splendor
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Sayings and deeds of Lords Mitsushige and Tsunashige..
Int. source..Nr. 520 visiting the shogunate and presenting swords
https://www.sagalibdb.jp/image/kochu/eibun/pdf/251553174661.pdf
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Sales room auction, a little gift for the collector...
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/bentleys-auction-rooms/catalogue-id-srben10220/lot-96d1d6c2-a004-4cbe-8cd7-ab4c013b09af
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Geraint, thanks for the "perfect" statement; We discuss his Nobukuni tanto with Bizen hamon, and saw he did a perfect utsushi.
On many papers the nakago sori were mentioned, on many others not, or described as a "slight" sori. My thought was for high end swords it's more often described, may be a Lekkerli for the buyer?
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