Ludolf Richter
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According to my database with some examples,it's Yoshitaka from Sado Island.Haynes H 12135.Ludolf
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Hi John!You are right.I have no idea,why I wrote Masayoshi instead Mitsuyoshi:Freud?!In fact I have them only as Mitsuyoshi in my database and my newly made Masayoshi-pic with the 3 examples is wrong.Sorry.Ludolf
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I have 3 pics in my database,which may be from Masayosi H 05598 and/or H 05599.Ludolf
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Hi George,the Tsuba-Mei reads Tetsugendo Shoraku. Haynes has listed him with his former Go Naoshige.He changed his Go to Shoraku when he became a Buddhist.It's a big name and there are many forgeries on the market.Nearly every time did he add his golden seal behind the Mei.Ludof
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That's not the work of a swordsmith.The Japanese seller ("Katana-Maeda") on Ebay (July 10,US $ 276 plus $ 19 for shipping) had claimed the Tsuba to be the work of Sano Terumichi.If he would have had a proof,i.e.a paper,that it was made by the stated artist,the Tsuba would not have been so cheap. Ludolf
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Hi,I have only one example in my database.From the Mei of that Kozuka,yours seems to be Gimei.Ludolf
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Thanks John and Curran, I got only one pic with blade and koshirae from the auction house.Because of the uncertainty from the NBTHK-papers (no specific swordsmith),I have now decided,not to make a bid (limit Euro 2.500 plus 22% on the result).Ludolf
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Curran, maybe they had a sword with mei Kaneharu (which they could not equate to a specific Seki swordsmith) as a reference sword,which looked like this one.There are only 2 Kaneharu examples in Cox Mino-To and one Mei-pic in Fujishiro Koto-hen.The seller claimes 1532-1555 (i.e.tenmon and koji-era).Ludolf
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Thank you Curran!I am wondering about the NBTHK decision,because there is no prominent Kaneharu among the 9 possible ones.Why not e.g."sue seki style"?Although the Waki looks great,I am not going to pay the 2.500 Euro.Ludolf
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Thanks Curran,my question is,how did they come to the solution,that the Wakizashi was made by "Kaneharu":is there something mentioned in the paper,which of the 9 possible Kaneharu is the most likely one (eg.son of Kaneyuki or Kanenaga,or which era)?.Ludolf
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Hi,I am interested in a Koto-sword in shirasaya,attributed to a Kaneharu from Mino by NBTHK.Please translate the paper for me.Thanks in advance.Ludolf
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Hi,I have checked all the index books (including the "Bible":Iida+Wakayama,"Kinko Jiten") plus my database:there is no artist known with name Saitô and Go Shige-yoshi/tomi/toshi/mura/moto.Even if the 1st Kanji is not Shige but Taka/Toyo/Moto:no result.Maybe the artist is known with a different Go?!Ludolf
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Hi John,thanks!I just found the source:Shin-san (I am using Kokubo's newer edition) Kinko Meikan,page 124.Ludolf
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Hi,I have only one pic of him in my database.I cannot remember,from which book I have taken the Mei.Ludolf
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Hi,the Yanagawa Naomasa Mei is clearly Gimei,besides it's not his kind of workmanship.Look at the Mei pics from my database (all with Kao!):besides other differences,the Nao-Character of the founder of the Yanagawa School shows 2 horizontal and one vertical stoke inside the box.Ludolf
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Sorry for the "Hoan-guys":no Hoan work!I have no idea,which one from the Kanishige.s is your artist,maybe he is not yet recorded in the books with that Go.Ludolf
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Tsuba 3 probably reads Kaneshige :from the Hoan-guys ? I have only examples with the "normal" Kane-character! I could not find a match for the Mei of Tsuba 1:no Masukane/Ekikane/Yakukane/Norikane/Arikane/Mashikane/Mitsukane.I don't have the CD for the Haynes Index:maybe another member with the CD could search for "Monichisai",if that search-feature is possible.Ludolf
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Tsuba 2: I do have a pic in my database.Ludolf
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Thanks to all, I believe,John's Ebay-pic is very similar to my friend's one,only -as it looks for me-it is made of iron.There is no doubt about it for me,that the artist is not Yasuchika.Also the elephant is quite different from Yasuchika's one in my database:look at the pics.There is another elephant from the Nidai.Ludolf
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My friend owns a Tsuba which has a seal,I read as Tôu.I have a lot of examples in my database with Yasuchika (and generations) signing with "Tôu" (starting when he became a lay priest).The difference with the above Tsuba is the upper end of the character on the right side:horizontal stroke versus trident.According to Haynes there may have been an artist with Go Tôu,working in the 1st quarter of th 19th Century:No info and pics available. Has anybody seen a Tsuba with the above Tôu?Ludolf
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Hi,two days ago there was a German auction with 6 Sukashi-Tsuba,leaded together as one wall decoration.My bidding was not successful:the lot went away for Euro 440 (with premium around Euro 530).Ludolf
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Hi, this artist is not yet recorded in the books or may be known with a different Go.Ludolf
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Mino-Goto Fuchi kashira translation assistance
Ludolf Richter replied to Travis Clarke's topic in Translation Assistance
Hi Travis,I believe,it's Gimei.Naomasa the founder of the Yanagawa School is a big name!Look at the pic with Your Fuchi in the left upper corner and with examples from my database.Ludolf
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Looking for information from the Naughton Collection Catalog
Ludolf Richter replied to Tim Evans's topic in Tosogu
Hi,some parts are similar,others not: Naunton #1112 -Iron,chased as a couple of racemes of paulownia with leaves,modelled in the round. Signed:Sunagawa Masayoshi [PLATE XLIII] Note:on plate XLIII the number is wrong:1122 instead of 1112!Ludolf -
Hi Curran,her are a few Mei-pics from my database.Ludolf
