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  1. Real pics..https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2018/may/15/last-samurai-london-photography-fair-in-pictures Best
  2. Politics...https://Japan-forward.com/campaign-to-save-Japanese-sword-culture-gets-support-from-political-heavyweights/ Best
  3. Little background info... https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.handwerk-mit-goldenem-boden-der-schwertschleifer-von-tokio.b4e14527-1b47-4291-9bd1-079f20a78e9d.html Best
  4. BIG

    Sword Blog

    Latest post Shin shinto, nice Kiyomaro Yurie. https://studyingjapaneseswords.com Best
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    Swords Restored

    Good example...https://statehornet.com/2018/04/Japanese-american-archival-collection-reveals-newly-restored-swords/ Best Regards
  6. And Robert, it seems that Mishina Sensei did the second polish. And you are absolutly right, Naotane made a true copy incl. the 3 mekugi ana, the tang, etc. And yoshitane made a true copy of the horimono left over some hundred years ( evt. more skills on that )and Mishina sensei polished it to a true copy. Excuse me for that twilight pics.. Do not find the original Nobukuni, may be it sleeps well without any internet in Japan. So there are only two people to answer the question !! Best
  7. Hi Robert, the tanto was polished by Mishina sensei ten years ago. Interesting blade history.. Best
  8. Jo Hoppen says " let the Hozon ident the sword, there is no need for higher papers".. Best
  9. Yes, but I think the quality of the tanto, the horimono is extraordinary. The masame/itame hada is fantastic ( not seen in my awful pics) and so the hamon. To bad I'm not finding the orginal Nobukuni tanto. ?! Best PS and for the shinsa, no doubt..as time goes by..
  10. Darcy once posted, a chin cho and a really global and detailed and largely sayagaki is as good as a chin chin cho cho . Best
  11. One pic so far... https://nihontogallery.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/naotanesunnobi1.jpg try to make some more.. Best
  12. Bought it from Mr. Hoppen..we discussed the quality, the Yoshitane superb work. Thought when a Katana from the same timeline with Yoshitane horimono passed Tokuju, it might be possible to pass.. https://nihontogallery.wordpress.com/2018/01/30/naotane-直胤-3/ Best
  13. Chances to pass Juyo shinsa..sayagaki.by Tanobe sensei..not chinchin chocho but chin Cho. And TH https://nihontogallery.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/naotanesunnobi2.jpg Best
  14. Owner of the sword.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgf6SBGezP0 Best
  15. second part..reflection https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZNyUFxhoI Best
  16. every sword same price.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z_uYq6uidaE Best
  17. May be philosophie.. https://books.google.de/books?id=LT3cbdplNx4C&pg=PA482&lpg=PA482&dq=xvNx&source=bl&ots=sUb5CLlhW6&sig=lArtGE-Z1RIsTmFA8scQK5ZfHpk&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiF9sGS0cjcAhUN6qQKHbTRD_s4FBDoATAEegQIAhAB#v=onepage&q=xvNx&f=false Best
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    Giant Tsuba

    Mr. Kopps work.. http://picbear.online/christoph.kopp Best
  19. Translation from German... Moonshine over the fields and mountains, Probably only the ocean has a reflection- until his deepest deeps masterwork Taikei Naotane and Yoshitane Best
  20. Thanks Adam, we have the ident Katana in Kataoka Ginsakus short biographie N.T.H.K...
  21. Darcy..https://yuhindo.com/ha/getting-into-the-groove/#more-868 Best
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