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One of our latest addition to the Juyo Tosogu Family is this stunning piece by Tsuchiya Yasuchika, maybe the most famous name in the history of sword-fittings. https://www.instagra...gsh=YndkNTdzcHhpbG5p

Recently we have started ordering custom made Tsuka and Shirasaya from Kubo Kentaro, a famous craftsman from Kyushu who creates wonderful works at an unimaginable fair price! Look at these examples here which were wrapped in brown and green leather. Just perfect workmanship. Prices for these specimen were around 700 USD. If you do not speak Japanese, we are more than happy to handle your orders via www.Tsuba.info Please also have a look at the documentary about Kubo san's workshop on youtube: https://m.youtube.co...5LmF5L-d6KyZ5aSq6YOO

Many new Episodes of the SUPER SAMURAI MARKET have been released already. Find the latest one here:

NBTHK Tosogu Shinsa status PLEASE COMMENT! This month's application for the certification of sword fittings at NBTHK was filled within 39 minutes from the start of the application. Since NBTHK has reduced the amount of applications per Shinsa to 650 there is now a race to get your items into Shinsa. The losers have to wait another three months... Is this the beginning of the end of the certification system overall? Is there a shortage of experts available to judge the authenticity of sword fittings? It is sad to see this development and might it finally lead to a complete renunciation from the certification system overall? Please comment your thoughts on this. How could we preserve the current certification system which is one of its kinds in the art world? Are you in favour of the system at all?

Thank you Ford for the mentioning! yes indeed this would be Toryusai and it is quite a nice piece! Typical for toryusai school Tsuba it has this flat Nanban style Kin Zogan. It is said that Tanaka Kiyotoshi the founder of the school was the son of a Nanban Tsuba artist which is why he used this technique a lot.

Je parle un peu le francais aussi tu peux me contacter a contact@tsuba.info

Hello Gene, The process of exporting Teppo from Japan is the same as exporting swords. I am offering that service as an Agent from within Japan and also do the bidding on Yahoo auction items for my cutsomers. If you are interested, feel free to contact me. Kind regards Paul

Hi Noah, I am offering to buy, export and ship Swords from Yahoo Auction out of Japan as a proxy. Contact me if you need more information. www.tsuba.info/services

Hi Chris, have you found your Menuki Daisho yet? What kind are you looking for?

This Motive is called Kasumi Karasu which can be translated as 'Crow in the mist'

Yes, I feel so too about the design, quite charming! The iron does not strike me as Akasaka from the pictures, but would have to see it in hand. Are there linear forging lines on the inside or the rim visible? The Kozuka hitsu looks like Akasaka but one would expect a slightly smaller Kogai hitsu. Maybe the attribution refers to the origins of the Akasaka school in Kyoto. Also the overall thin execution of the design and the plate would rather point to Kyo-Sukashi. Whichever attribution is right, it is a nice old Tsuba!

A New Episode of Super Samurai Market is out! We have selected 6 items from Token Matsumoto this time. We hope you enjoy them. 1. Katana by Iwai Kanji Nobutsura 2. Wakizashi by Bushu Shitahara Hiroshige 3. Katana by Katsumura Norikatsu also known as Tokukatsu Kodogu 4. Tsuba, Kyo-Shoami, Jonangu garden 5. Tsuba, Ichiyosai Hironao, Li bai riding a horse 6. Tsuba, Higo Nishigaki Kanshiro, Kazumizakura All prices include shipping, no commission is added on top.

Really hard to say from the pictures but the patina looks really good and I like the design! How thick is it?

Hi Brian, did you sell this at the show? If not you should try to paper it. As from the 4th master till the 9th all Akasaka masters were called Tadatoki, I would be very interested which one this turns out to be. I believe it shouldn’t be too late.

Most likely Sadanaga an early to mid Edo master there were two generations

At the Super Samurai Market we are presenting Nihonto and Kodogu 'live' from Japan. Mr. Robert Hughes are preselecting offers from established Japanese dealers for you to get a closer look, to appreciate and also to purchase if you like. For any inquiries or feedback about the Super Samurai Market you can contact us via purchase@SuperSamuraiMarket.com Visit our youtube channel here: https://www.youtube....neseSwords/playlists And read more about our idea: www.SuperSamuraiMarket.com

Yes we can, - import and export your Nihonto and Kodogu items to and from Japan - handle the certification of your items through the NBTHK headquarter in Tokyo - handle the polishing of your Nihonto through one of the best polishers in Japan - get a sayagaki for your precious sword from Tanobe sensei - bid on items offered on yahoo auctions and help you with other matters concerning Japanese antique swords and Kodogu. Just drop us a line at contact@tsuba.info An overview with prices for our services can be found here: www.tsuba.info/services

Hello Nihonto and Kodogu enthusiasts! My name is Paul Kremers and I am a licensed antiques and sword dealer in Japan. I have started www.Tsuba.info about 3 years ago with the goal of providing high quality pictures of high quality Tsuba for all of us to have good reference material available on the go. As my father has been collecting Tsuba for over 40 years I had been in the lucky position to be able to see very good items right from the beginning and I got accustomed to it. Due to his large collection of iron Sukashi Tsuba I was lucky to learn about really good iron patina early and I realized that it is one of the most difficult parts of Tsuba appreciation. You can find a large collection of Tsuba under www.Tsuba.info/schools. Also check out the subsections about Owari, HIgo or Goto for example. As I myself am quite fond of the Goto school, I am trying to publish more and more high quality items by the mainline masters. Apart from Kodogu and Nihonto I offer a wide range of services such as certification through the NBTHK in Tokyo or sword import and export to and from Japan. And yes, also Yahoo auctions proxy bidding if you feel like going on an online treasure hunt! Feel free to contact me at contact@tsuba.info

Thanks to those of you who watched it. We are still working on the best presentation style. Would be nice to get your feedback!

We will be live in about 3 hours! Looking forward to seeing many of you:

Yes, there is no preview available. But the video will be available after event for those who would want to take their time looking at the items again.

Thanks much, that's very welcome!

Hello everybody, I am offering an Ishiguro Tsuba by a student of Masayoshi. It is very different to the standard Ishiguro school style showing iron inlay on sentoku ground. 300000 JPY More infos here: https://tsuba.info/product/tsuba-ishiguro-senkosai-nagayoshi-ikari-ni-shirasagi/ Cheers Paul

It is time for another treasure hunt. For those of you using facebook, join me tomorrow when I go to the Heiwajima Antique market! I will post Kodogu items available in this group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/434768394971014 Event starts around 9.30 am Japan timezone NEW YORK - 7.30 pm on 10th BERLIN - 1.30 am If you want to purchase any items you can text me on the day and I will get them for you. If you have questions about payment options and shipping, please contact me beforehand. No refunds possible. For those of you joining for the first time, you might want to set up a wise account first. It is the cheapest way to send money instantly to Japan. https://wise.com/invite/spu/paulk359 I will add a 5 % discount for wise payments. See you on Saturday. Happy hunting everyone!

Hi Dan, it might be an Akasaka Tsuba or even an early Akasaka from the time these were still made in Kyoto. check out some good reference Tsuba by the school www.tsuba.info/akasaka