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MOA museum of art.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DuNxeUuBRw4 Best

Rich sword and scabbard presented to King Edward VII.. https://www.rct.uk/collection/11288/sword-and-scabbard Best

Markus info. What's going on there? https://markussesko.com Best

He is a member.. https://www.jimkelso.com/recentwork/ Best

Thanks Ray Best

Sorry.... https://www.keremeosreview.com/community/okanagan-mans-rare-muramasa-sword-carries-cursed-backstory/ Best

Anyone please translate the paper, is it true? Best

Paul Martin article about the last samurai.. https://Japan-forward.com/a-search-in-fukushima-are-somas-warriors-the-last-samurai/ Best

And thank you Thomas and Bill ! Best

Hi Austus, welcome on board. Please share some of your scultures in the Izakaya.. Best

Trade licenses between Japan and Ming China.. https://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/dictio/shoseki/nichimin.html Best

Thanks Curran ! Best

aka seattle 1! Anybody infos.. Do not reach him, wrote him a letter but got no response. Is off since june second.. Best

Markus article.. https://markussesko.com/2013/11/01/Japanese-sword-trade-with-ming-china/ Best

Thanks Yurie !! Best

May be Mishina sensei will give advice esp. if a new polish is needed.. Best

Sorry.. http://varshavskycollection.com/collection/tsu-0353/ Best

Very nice site and collection. Also very informative and knowledgeable... Please read the "export industrie" notice saying about 150000 swords were made within a century by a large number of artists ... Best

Other Naotane Juyo... https://www.tsuruginoya.com/items/f00225.html Best

Cultural history of cosmetics.. https://www.jcia.org/en/info/history Best

To-ken.uk article about Yasukuni swords.. http://to-ken.uk/onewebmedia/YASUKUNI.pdf Best

State and civil society in Japan http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/APCITY/UNPAN012150.pdf Best

May be we have to define the swords and markets 0 -- 5000 € low end, no papers, bad condition, no polish... 5000 - 15000 € medium, papered, good condition, ( old) polish 15000 - 50000 € good, TH or Juyo papered, flawless very good condition, good polish 50000- 250000 € very good to exellent, Juyo and Tokuju papers, extraordinary textbook condition, exellent polish by high ranking polisher for the really top end swords there is no presence in the western markets. A Hagenbusch or Piech collection wasn't seen on official western markets, 90 % did go go a calm way back to Japan.. Best

Hi Carlos, welcome you can read a lot here on the board. And here are the books.. https://www.japaneseswordindex.com/books.htm Best PS our motto is: read and search first, secondly buy ( after getting advice from our experienced members) Best

Polisher Kenji Mishina polished 3 shin shinto swords, two of them made 1820 and one made 1848, some years ago. Now they are in a "fresh" polish. It is said, a good sword has to have a good polish, so maybe we have another kantei point, if it's not an attic found. So if you are going to buy from a collector or dealer for a not low end or medium sword, buy a plolished sword. After that, don't worry, be happy. Best