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W K Clifford

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  1. W K Clifford
    國次 koto?
  2. W K Clifford
    marvelous, thank you!
  3. W K Clifford
    I read: 小林 something 道 no idea what that third character is. any idea?
  4. W K Clifford
    One does take significant risks in participating in this sort of auctions...
  5. W K Clifford
    They have a few blades: http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/photo ... &zip=&kwd= what do you think? That wak's color looks so strange.
  6. W K Clifford
    I could only make out three or four in the center. any idea?
  7. W K Clifford
    very nice indeed.
  8. W K Clifford
    in comparison, it is rather clear that this is gimei.
  9. W K Clifford
    i am not so sure about any of these, ubu, koto, etc. thank you all for the comments.
  10. W K Clifford
    as i said, if i could post very large pictures then a lot of the details will just speak for themselves. i am saying this because i have not mastered many of the jargons yet. anyway, the hamon is kind of Kanefusa-midare, which suggests Mino. on the hand it looks like nioi-deki and hence points to Bizen school work. the nakago also looks Bizen. here are 3 more pics
  11. W K Clifford
    this is a mumei piece, but ubu nakago
  12. W K Clifford
    this is the second blade i got. i have asked Bob Benson if this is worth any restoration work. he seems to think so (but needs hands-on examination to be sure, of course) would like to hear your thoughts....Kanefusa midare, bizen or mino? only small pictures are allowed to be posted here, otherwise a lot more can be shown in these pictures.
  13. W K Clifford
    absolutely outrageous the way he treats the blade: marker on the polished surface and direct contact with the concrete floor which can easily scratch the blade. the guy throws a lot of jargons but obviously shows no respect.
  14. W K Clifford
    http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/6752528 of course the challenging question in kantei is: who actually made it?
  15. W K Clifford
    34 i am, two wakizashis i have bought, so far. just started collecting a few months ago, actually. i am a mathematician and don't have any uncle who can give away blades as gift. unlucky me!!
  16. W K Clifford
    very cheap fake sword possibly made in China within the last 10 years
  17. W K Clifford
    I am going to be Israel for a year. any info on the nihonto collecting world there? (collectors, shows, sales, etc.) I assume that it is not completely a vacuum when it comes to samurai swords?
  18. W K Clifford
    translation: "堪忍" ： these two characters are synonyms, meaning "tolerate" or "persevere" "不动"：motionless "明王"：this is possibly a religious character of some sort. it is a total mystery to me why anyone would paint the blade and scribble nonsense on it.
  19. W K Clifford
    what blade?
  20. W K Clifford
    it is very doubtful if Bonham has anyone capable of nihonto appraisal: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/200504A13.html she actually said that the valuable parts of the swords were the fittings, ugh!
  21. W K Clifford
    hi, i am new here. i think the mei is 兼今，should be one of the Sue-Seki school smiths.
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