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  1. Bugyotsuji
    Ideas, yes, but nothing definitive. It looks like a name, possibly the shop or person who placed the order, and the artisan needs to know the phonetic pronunciation more than the actual kanji. In a hidden position, katakana is simpler and easier to scratch/inscribe; if written in kanji, there would be a problem as to how exactly to read it later without offending the person of that name.(?)
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    Hayashi is written in hiragana. The scratched letters on the left of the photo are katakana, not kanji. Possibly サカベ… (Sakabe)
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    Geraint, he has since kindly posted further photos but on various different threads.
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    Adam Wynn verified what translation, Peter? Nothing else apart from 山田大住...(佐?) Can you post a quick shot of the whole blade, with tip upright, i.e. tip north, nakago towards you?
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    What Jean is saying is that a tsuba that has been cold-chiselled by hand will be very crisp in execution, fine, even exquisite. This gives a very different result from when bubbly metal is poured into a mo(u)ld for mass production.
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    Victoria, it may be a cast copy, as Marcin above suggests. It reads 'Soten', a well-known maker of brightly decorated three-dimensional 'sukashi' tsuba. Run a search for 'Soten' on this site; there is plenty of information here. https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/search/?q=Soten&quick=1&type=forums_topic (Don't blame the store, most antique shop owners wouldn't know.)
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    Plenty of information out there in Japanese. Three generations. https://www.bing.com/search?pglt=297&q=刀+吉原国家&cvid=7657a300528140e895c8749ccc9b96cd&gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIABBFGDkyBggAEEUYOdIBCTE1ODkzajBqMagCALACAA&FORM=ANNTA1&PC=TBTS
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    Would go nicely with my Tantō!
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    (Oh, from Netsuke and Inro artists by George Lazarnick)
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    Have a look at some Hōmin examples, Daniel.
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    Sword shops will ask you what you are looking for. Antique katana? Will you want it in shirasaya or full koshiraé? Papered or unpapered. (Rough budget?) Is there any particular age, or area, or blade pattern, or smith that particularly attracts you already? This will help them narrow down what to bring out and show you, wasting no-one’s time.
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    金工 Kinkō Precious metals artisan
  13. Bugyotsuji
    Back of the calf, above the knee? The eye of Sauron?
  14. Bugyotsuji
    Good question. This is why we all collect reference books, etc.
  15. Bugyotsuji
    Showa 17, with tag by some top graffiti artist!
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    That's great, Shawn. Thanks. 表面 omote men, front side (?) 先人 senjin, people who went before, ancestors(?) (Just throwing these into the pot while doing other things!)
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    The lettering or characters look to have been incised upside-down.
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    On the other hand, if you are simply a tourist today, avoid the Golden Triangle! https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/where-to-go-in-Japan—please-anywhere-but-tokyo-kyoto-or-osaka
  19. Bugyotsuji
    This particular name Sukenobu is often alternatively read Akinobu, according to Ray's link above.
  20. Bugyotsuji
    Shawn there are many ways to upload photos here, including Step One, cropping out unnecessary background material of your photos first. Personally I am surprised that 'X-Ray' could see anything on there!
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    Well, we could go back into our photo archives and find interesting things that long ago went their merry way. After reading your post, Colin, I discovered this for example. Although the sukashi Netsuke is solid silver (better than .925 sterling) it had to be described as 'white metal'. And the reverse
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    Wooden, or wood Netsuke. Many of my good wood netsuke took wing, but I still have a few left. If anyone wishes to post, please do so. In the meantime I'll fish some out and post photos, in order to keep the thread rolling.
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    Thank you, Tony. Correct choices so far on rust removal. Great series of photographs, and I am working on your smith now, if Uwe does not beat me to it! Actually difficult to read as one crucial character is not crystal clear for me. For the smith it could be 摂州住榎並屋徳兵衛作 Sesshu Ju Enamiya Tokubei Saku As to the forging method, 地鉄鍛二重総巻張 Jigane Kitae Niju So-makibari Enami or Enamiya were a famous large family of around 150 gunsmiths through the Edo period in Osaka.
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    But the shape and quality of the blade itself should help you to narrow down the age and the Hizen smith who made it.
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    Dominik, it’s been suriagé cut short so all that is left is ‘living in Hizen’ Hizen no Kuni Jū 肥前国住
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