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  1. John C
    I believe Tadatsuna (upside down) showa 19 (1944). Please wait for confirmation, however. Could be the first listing on the attached. John C.
  2. John C
    Yes. The daiji writing. John C.
  3. John C
    Ah. Didn't look closely enough. John C.
  4. John C
    Oh I have no intention of buying. Just testing my judging skills on real vs fake. But I also thought 400 was over the top for these. John C.
  5. John C
    Unless recent, I would also guess the stain used on the box. Blood oxidizes and the fingerprints would turn a light brown or gray color over time. John C.
  6. John C
    Could the OP smith be this one? John C.
  7. John C
    I think you are right, Sam. It's not just late, it's too late. The casting is so poor I could not imagine it being put on a sword to be carried into battle. I also beleve it to be cast from another late tsuba. John C.
  8. John C
    Could you be more specific? The inscription or the branch decoration? John C.
  9. John C
    Here is another example from a thread a couple of years ago. John C.
  10. John C
    Ouch. Four tsuba for sale on Shopgoodwill already at 400 dollars. At least one is a clear fake. Two might be real. But 400 dollars??? One has a weird cutout around the nakago ana. https://shopgoodwill.com/item/267845520 John C.
  11. John C
    I'm getting better. But still not confident enough to pull the trigger on one. I take a pessimistic view and assume everything is a fake, so not sure I will ever get one. John C.
  12. John C
    Bryan: I'm not 100 percent sure, however I think the white paint is katakana for Katsube. Possibly the owner? John C.
  13. John C
    # 3 looks the roughest. John C.
  14. John C
    Jonathan: I'm sure you have already seen the info on the Hosho lineage, however here are a couple of snipets that may help your research, one from Jussi. The maker's name Kunikane lasted thirteen generations until the early Meiji period. And they all served the Date clan exclusively, forging high-quality blades. And they pursued their ancestor's sword-forging styles from Hosho school in Yamato province (Today's Nara prefecture). And in Shinto tradition Sendai Kunikane lineage is usually listed under Öshu due to their geographical location. So I think easier format might be - Shinto → Öshu → Sendai Kunikane School → lesada John C.
  15. John C
    A military sword from Japan? It could be an island-made sword from ww2. If so, there could be a reason it was labeled as reproduction. John C.
  16. John C
    Sean: I think what would concern me are: the serial number on the habaki, as you noted. Usually indicates a fake. But also what appear to be very fresh grinder marks on the bohi. I suppose you could always get a mixture of fake and real parts, however I would view the sword as a whole with some skeptacism. John C.
  17. John C
    @Bruce Pennington Not sure if this has been mentioned, however after looking at these I don't think there is any special meaning to the chevron other than as an artistic separator between the smooth area of the sarute where the tassel rubs and the dimpled area around the sakura. Just something to mark the transition. Kind of like the wood transition strip used in flooring between two disparate surfaces. John C.
  18. John C
    PM sent.
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    Thought this was interesting. The Japanese delegation that went to the US in 1860 to celebrate the 1858 Harris treaty. Taken by Mathew Brady. What struck me was the size of the the circled sword. Looks like a two-handed tachi? Or just long katana? The sword on the far right isn't small either. John C.
  20. John C
    Sam: I have a solution to your problem...since I know what it is, you can always leave it to me John C.
  21. John C
    Here is a little more info from Malcolm Cox's Gifu Tosho List available in Downloads. John C.
  22. John C
    Jared: Those are assembly numbers 839, as are the numbers on the signature side. There does not appear to be a date. John C.
  23. John C
    Here is an article of the different types of tsukamaki and how they are done. Might be interesting if you haven't seen it already. John C. ‎www.tsukamaki.net:PDF:ArtTsukamaki.pdf
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    George: Not sure if this helps, however here is an example of somne of the different styles. John C.
  25. John C
    I imagine the difference is probably just semantics. Any utilitarian object made the best it can be by a craftsman can turn into art when the craftsman elevates the object to be aesthetically pleasing, which is of course, subjective. So craftsman can become artists. But can artists, those who make objects that are solely aesthetically pleasing, become craftsmen? And the Beat goes on... —the Whispers— John C.
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