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  1. Toryu2020
    Sano Bijutsukan publication - Akasaka tsuba 1990 Sano Bijutsukan publication - Sukashi Tsuba 1999 both should be readily available in Japan -t
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    Original Japanese... https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/q1056384585 Second volume https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b1062943004
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    I believe you are talking about Tosogu no Kigen, which has not been translated - should be readily available in your furuhonya. Sukashi tsuba was translated and there are two books (gold and silver), the Japanese editions are less expensive and easier to come by... -t
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    You should also invest in the "Tosogu Classroom" translations by the NBTHK/AB (Markus) - Volume one covers your subject well. -tch
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    1. Tosogu no Kigen - Sasano 2. Sukashi tsuba - Sasano 3. Akasaka tsuba - Sano Bijutsukan I believe Sano also did a "Sukashi" monograph but I'm not at home so cannot lay my finger on the title. FWIW I think Akasaka is an Edo period school and if you are looking at earlier development you want Kyo-Sukashi and Owari... -tch
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    埋忠明寿　Umetada Myoju...
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    You'll want to remove that fuchi and look carefully for the presence of a stamp. May not be traditionally made... -t
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    Still looking for oshigata of the "Omichi" smith who worked in Kyoto - and now I am after oshigata of the Heianjo Nagayoshi smith who worked circa Kanbun - plenty of signatures for the Muromachi smith but I am interested in the artist using this signature in the Shinto period. Thanking you in advance, -t
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    Support your local sword club! -t
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    The museum has closed the collection was auctioned off for the most part… -t
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    Jeff - welcome Use the search function you'll find lots of good stuff like this list... -tom
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    31 42 5 This is the order for reading - take a go thru the kanji pages... -t
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    Jesse - What books does this young collector have? What are his areas of interest? We may be able to help out... -t
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    Great tsuba.
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    Welcome! -t
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    Nicely done - very easy to navigate. -t
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    Since you asked - Yes - in a wartime setting, in a factory production line, we do not even know if the same guy signed this as the first, could have been a student, could have been a man employed just to cut signatures. Appreciating mei is a study in itself and is part of what makes the hobby exciting. Have fun! -t
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    Thank you - a terrific example. -t
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    Jaime - the actual kanji character itself did not evolve - writing styles were well established by the Edo period with the exception of new fonts developed for the "printing press". However these were not employed on sword signatures so your choices are basically; block style, cursive and grass writing. Yumoto Sensei provides us with good examples in his book. A quick glance and you should be able to see and understand the differences... -t
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    Indeed - saw the first kanji as yuki mistakenly...
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    Diagrams of snow-flakes (patterns) tsuba the next line being Mei - Teiei Don't be a tease Grey, let's see that tsuba! -t
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    The actual kanji did not change all that much over time, at least not in the relatively short 2000 year period that covers the eras of nihonto making. Smiths got better at writing is about all the change you will see. I recommend "The Samura Sword by John M. Yumoto" he has several pages showing common kanji and their variation. There is a wealth of ther information there to. -t PS it doesn't need a polish...
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    I think everyone on this forum that has the chance to attend should post a picture of themselves holding that Sadamune!! -t
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    Bonhams

    Toryu2020 replied to kissakai's topic in Nihonto

    Biggest surprise for me was I bought a pair of tsuba with a bid I figured would get easily surpassed but then premiums and shipping added more than three hundred dollars to the price!! -t (guess I shouldn't have been surprised...)
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    Both are excellent books. Bugei Marketplace has NIHON NO MEISO on sale right now on Facebook if you're interested... -t
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