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Congratulations! I love the design with the blossom and haiku, great work!

Dear all, Thank you for your comments and opinions. Unfortunately, I don’t currently have any high-resolution images, I have attached a few more and i will share better images when I can. I was told it was made in the Edo period fashioned in the thirteenth-century style. Kabuto: Iron hachi with 20 plates, 2 plates with gilt copper plaques fretwork with floral motifs, gilt copper tehen, mabizashi covered with gilt Kuwagata and imprinted leather. 3-lame shikoro ko-manju lacquered and laced in kebiki style with blue and red silk ribbons, fukigaeshi covered with imprinted leather featuring a large Mon. Mempo: Iron mempo with wrinkled face and mouth slightly ajar, detachable nose plate, red lacquer interior, four-tiered yodaregake laced in matching braid. Dō: The do hinged in two pieces and comprised of lacquered leather with an embossed dragon, seven tassets of five-tiered kusazuri, all components laced in matching braid. Sode, kote: Six-tiered sode, chainmail kote, silk brocade lining. Haidate, sune-ate: Black lacquer kawara haidate with silk brocade lining and imprinted leather, tsutsu form suneate. Accessories: Accompanied with armour storage box Any futher comments would be appreciated.

Dear all, I'm more of a Tosogu guy and still learning about Katchu. I have been looking for a yoroi to display and came across this set, I would grateful for any opinions on it and what period it dates from.

I would like to share a lovelyset of tosogu by Yokoya Tomotake featuring Shishi play fighting. It’s a great example of katakiribori workmanship, which is done to a high level. One intriguing thing I have noticed while studying the set is that the carvings of the Chinese Lions resemble the paintings from a pair of screens by Hanabusa Itcho, which is in The Met collection, I’ve attached some comparison photos. I have read that Hanabusa Itcho was a close friend of Somin Yokotani. I wonder if the screens were used by Yokoya Tomotake when composing this set of tosogu.

Dear Mauro, thank you for sharing the records of the two tsuba by Bamen Tsunemasa, very interesting that they have the same theme. I'm looking forward to seeing how your Sato Kanzan hakohgaki project progresses, you have certainly taken on quite the task, but well worth the effort.

Very unusual and surprising, thanks for sharing Piers.

@MauroP please find some pictures of the hakogaki attached, apologies in the delay.

Nice tsuba Bruno, I haven't seen a Namban tsuba with this design before but I agree it does look like a rim of Buddist juzu beads

Many thanks Jan, I apprecate your assistance.

Dear all, I would be most grateful for some assistance in translating the mei on this tsuba. Best regards, Tom

Three very nice tsuba Brian. I especially like the Ginkgo leaf tsuba, I believe it's by Ito Jinemon Masakata Andy sold a similar Daisho set, which you can see here: http://nihonto.us/DAI SHO TSUBA LD.htm Best, Tom

Thank you gentlemen, I appreciate your help. Mauro, here's the only picture of the other side of the hakogaki I currently have. I will post a better one when I have the piece in hand. Best, Tom

Dear all, I would be most grateful if someone could help translate the mei on this tsuba and the calligraphy on the box lid. Regards, Tom

It also looks modern in my opinion, but a nice and well executed piece.

I have a brass-inlaid Heianjo tsuba with very similar shaped hitsu.