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Dear Moriyama San and Franco D Many many thanks for your help...it is great...i am very happy i wish you all the best

Hello Jack, Many thanks for your translation. Have you any idea of the prononciation of these kanji? If any member has a similar kozuka in iron it would be interesting to compare...this is not a unique piece ...but it is interesting...you realize that the 3 human faces have each less than 2 millimeters and we see the eyes nose hear...in copper or silver....realy impressive. I réal would like to see others kozuka of that type Thanks in advance

Dear members I have the feeling that iron kozuka are much less in number than soft metal Kozuka ...i would like to know if some schools specialised in iron kozuka ? and i join you a photo of one in my collection ... i think It has a Soten perfume but i have never seen a Soten kozuka? if anybody could translate the signature i would be very thankfull Many thanks in advance for your comments?

Hello Geraint, Very Interesting your proposal .this allowed me to find something similar in Boston museum....many thanks Geraint...happy New Year

Hello members Could anyone help to identify the story of this chinese person with a horse? Some very knowledgeable members have already identify the signature, Sekijoken Togu - at the age of 81 (Motozane nyudo go) Many thanks in advance and all best wishes for 2025

Dear Moriyama Koichi Also many thanks for these complementary informations it is very interesting. i like this kozuka very much with very good details and not too many gilding. By the way have you any idea of the design of this Kozuka, a chinese man with a horse ? the horse is kneeling...the man is looking at the sky ...on the reverse above the signature there are clouds in kiribori... Please i wish you a very good and happy new year

Dear Jan, I thank you very very much, and congratulation for your knowledges.... Excellent new year for you and family Daniel

Hello members, First of all may i send you all my best wishes for 2025...i wish you find your dreamed treasure that you will sherished for the rest of your life... Could you help me for the translation of this kozuka signature...i can only read the first kanji. Seki..or aka ..;for the rest ??? many many thanks in advance

Dear Uwe, That is very interesting.....many thanks for this As far as the right column is...i have no idea at all....let see if other members can help... Again thanks Uwe for your time...very helpfull Dan

Hello members, Could somebody help me to translate a signature on a wakizashi ? it is a shinshinto wakizashi ..i suspect it is maybe not a signature but possibly" donne or forged for ...at the demand of...at the request of...? many many thanks for any idea all the best Dan

Many thanks Piers D very helpful all the best

Hello everybody, I just discover a a kozuka with a signature? i cannot read? ? mae or saki Kuni ??? if somebody could help? Many thanks in advance PS sorry i have no better photo...

Very very sad news....what a great loss.... I will always remember him...i really appreciate the Tosogu thanks to his video...even after 40 years of interest. All my condoleances to his family and friends

Hello Chris, It is very difficult to appreciate the quality from a photo..; the design is interesting, rarely seen and i do not find a similar in the goto schools books i have...at first glance we can have some doubt ...not very crisp details...but if you look to a goto with Hozon paper ...you also have some doubt....

Bonjour Monsieur Paris (Belgium) Non ceci n' était pas une mauvaise photo...;mais ne désespérez pas pour la traduction....j' ai fait 4 années de japonais en cours du soir ..;et je suis incapable de traduire ces kanji en écriture cursive...;mais c' était un bel essai...c' est le principal...;une prochaine fois ce sera de mieux en mieux