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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

Curious, had the same kind of thougths yesterday. The easy way would be to have a top collection, that went to Japan .. Best

Samurai battle experience.. https://www.tokyocreative.com/articles/18245-samurai-battle-experience-in-historic-kawanakajima-Japan Best

Chinji Suzuki's demo.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SENfaORb68o Best

Eight views from the biwa sea /ōmi hakkei music.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QIJHN2GJynA Best

Or a new tsuba.. Best

And so do I .. Best

"honesty and Ettiquette always remains" is not a bad motto.. Best

Polishing process.. http://www.ksky.ne.jp/~sumie99/togi,process.html Best

Hi Nicholas, good to have an advanced member on your side. I once called him god (father).. Best

Any experience in Australia or New Zealand ? Best

7th Dan instructor in NZ.. http://www.connoisseurarms.com/index2.html Best

Miracle in Japan? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fc_sionj_1A Best