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  1. Jacques
    Maybe (English is not my native language), but where is the "competition" ? What you say is pure speculation, nothing else. Anyway, I'm not interested in that , what I am interested in is recognizing a swordsmith's work at the first glance (that's not the case for many).
  2. Jacques
    Usually the given nengo indicates the period where the smith was the most active
  3. Jacques
    Yoshi@ I would love to know what is a bright and soft nioiguchi...
  4. Jacques
    A clear misunderstanding of the process. Some swords from the same smith will never get juyo because they don't reach the required level. A quality criterion is in no way “competitive”, this isn't a forging contest.
  5. Jacques
    Tanobe sensei gets paid for his sayagaki, so he tends to embellish things.
  6. Jacques
    Not necessarily if it's due to wear from polishing it can get a hozon
  7. Jacques
    Another source, AFU's translation of Nihonto Koza
  8. Jacques
    The Nihonto meikan, translated by Markus, makes the same mistake, underlining once again the need to always cross-reference to check the validity of what we read. Another source, Nihon koto-shi says that
  9. Jacques
    Wrong Is the rest of the text correct? What said Fujishiro
  10. Jacques
    Darcy was a dealer no more or less. He's never been to a shinsa and what he says is only his opinion. I met him in Tokyo and was able to judge the level of his knowledge. I don't believe anything, swords are judged on their artistic quality and I don't see how they can be put in “competition”. A Yamato is not comparable to a Bizen or a Soshu.
  11. Jacques
    Have you ever attended a Shinsa session? No, so don't talk about what you don't know.
  12. Jacques
    I fully disagree Ok. I was thinking more of a difference in the quality of the work than a simple fashion and market story.
  13. Jacques
    Higher tier ? Why ?
  14. Jacques
    Measurements before all..
  15. Jacques
    Without measurements, we can't say anything. It's the basis of the basis of kantei.
  16. Jacques
    NBTHK is not going to say that a sword is good to throw away...
  17. Jacques
    In fact, the hozon only means that the sword has been made in the traditional way and that the signature, if it has one, is good, that's all.
  18. Jacques
    In Japan, this is commonplace, and many kazu-uchi mono have a hozon.
  19. Jacques
    When you shorten a nakago, you only file one side, whether it's signed or not.
  20. Jacques
    I think i know whom and that makes me laughing.
  21. Jacques
    If you don't know how to make a suriage, I can't help you. Oh !! Maybe there is. https://www.nihontomessageboard.com/articles/Suriage.pdf
  22. Jacques
    Disobliging comments from people who have never held this sword in their hands.
  23. Jacques
    If only the person who put me a downvote had a beginning of an argument... But not even that.
  24. Jacques
    This is not a manufacturing defect but just wear and tear due to numerous polishings. It is therefore accepted by NBTHK but only for the hozon, which I repeat is in no way a guarantee of quality. There's only one, but photographied from different angles Obviously suriage.
  25. Jacques
    Shinobi ana existed since Kamakura era.
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