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This is Tokubetsu Juyo sword - Sadatsugu (Sadatoshi?) (Ayanokoji) (Yamashiro) (19. Tokubetsu Juyo) https://www.token-ne...u-sadatoshi1412.html It has bo-hi almost exactly like "your" sword. So I would say it is OK. The translation of names of the smith and school is automatic from Japanese, so don't kill me please

Good to know, thank you. I knew it was allowed with koto swords (even in Tokuho papers) if the sword is important or good enough in other way, but with shinto I thought there should be no fatal flaws.

I think this link belongs to this discussion: https://www.aoijapan...en-consignment-sale/ Early Muromachi blade and in the description is written: "Well-crafted Koshirae and the length of the blade are suitable for practice not only for appreciaten." Not my opinion, but immediately when i saw it I remembered this thread...

And what about 99% isopropyl in the spray bottle? https://allegro.cz/n...megaspec-13481941961 It should solve the problem with alkohol being hygroscopic. The can is filled with some presured gas and there is no contact with new air at all. What do you think about that?

Is it possible at all? Kokuhō which wouldn't get NBTHK Jūyō tōken? I can imagine some serious battle damage on a very important sword...

The sword called "Kousetsu Samonji" has bohi that seem to me as Atobori. And it is a National Treasure. But maybe it is not Atobori or it's possible that in some cases National Treasure wouldn't pass Juyo... Time 6:20

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Thank you, Klaus!

Hello, koshirae as i promised... Signature on tsuba is Seiryuken Eiju cca 1780 - 1800. That's all I know. And I really like decoration on saya (beside the fact I like the whole koshirae). Anyone has some idea about the technique?

Erik: Thank you, but I forgot to mention that I took my Olympus camera for the second attempt. My 6 years old cellphone cannot take such photos...

Kirill: Thank you for your explanation and for your thoughts! As I wrote before, I am absolutely happy with the attribution from NBTHK experts. I was just curious about what is written in torokusho and it is (thanks to Nobody's translation) solved. But it is interesting to read others opinions and thouhts (yours too) and subsequent discussion... I can learn a lot this way.

Could you please explain to me why do you think so?

And I post two photos from the shop where I bought the sword to compare. The dark spots are also clearly visible.

Hello, I tried to make some more photos under different light conditions as Kirill suggested. Please don't blame only the photographer that there in not much to see, maybe that's also the sword's "fault" I tried to do my best. I really like its "minimalistic design" although from collectors point of view maybe there is not much to be appreciated (kinsuji, chikei, nie, utsuri...). Of course kitae kizu are clearly visible. If I would try to describe the surface I would use terms "frosty look" and "peach skin". I saw these terms for describing the blade somewhere, unfortunately I don't remember where exactly. And maybe I use them wrong as I have zero experience. The last photo I put because the darker spots are clearly visible (and brighter spots in bo-hi). Any advice on how to take good photos of the sword is really welcome!

And thank you for your research, of course!