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I think the majority of Giku tsuba are not Mon Tsuba. Mostly show the flowers. Some that they grow in Japan... Edo-Giku Ichimonji-Giku Kudamono-Giku Higo-Giku Ogiku-Giku Kengai-Giku Ise-Giku Choji-Giku Saga-Giku Ozukuri-Giku. My later Jingo Tsuba...

Edo Higo in my opinion....

The Sword and Samé, page 125.... With Yari, Asayemon adjusts the handle. In the sand of the tameshiba a small place is depressed to keep a head steady, and a hinin stadies the head with a spade, Asayemon partly undresses, and tries the Yari on the temple, then reports later. Sometimes when a Yari i tried on a skull it does not come out when drawn back, especially with flat triangular blades, because the flat side has a shinogi, sharp on on side only, so that it does not thrust straight and it is caught by the bone. Regular spears of triangular section give good tests. If the blade is too thin it may bend, and if the nakago is too thin, it may bend also, so that one must take great care to have the blade, neck and Nakago well proportioned. (Kawabe Masahide)

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New price: 4.400,00 € incl. shipping.

Hello Stefan, i'm surprised you remember this blade I think you last saw it 20 years ago. Yes - quality remains in the brain and the new owner will be happy about this piece..... Best regards Michael

Hallo Tom, thank you for your expert opinion. Yes this blade is realy a stunner. Massive but elegand sugata. 7 mm Kasane. The polish is high level. And the workmanship........ The new owner will be satified! Best Michael

Gildet Habaki, very good Shirasaya with ivory insert and horn mekugi.

After 30 years of enjoing it i sell one of my gems.. A magnificent Wakizashi in a high level polish, Shirasaya, Sayagaki and NTHK Kanteisho. Doi-Shinryo is from Hizen Kuni Hirado domain, became a pupil of Inoue-Shinkai. Doi-Shinryo was trained by Inoue Shinkai for 2 years and after the master’s death he go back to Hirado and flourished as employed sword smith in Matsuura family. The workmanship in this Wakizashi is close to his Master. The Hamon is bright Gunome-midare with deep Nioikuchi that spills up to the Shinogi. The best Shinto Soshuden. Price 4900 € incl. shipping worldwide. SAYAGAKI ⼟肥真了 但し⽣無銘也時代元禄頃 師真改を彷彿さす傑作也 ⻑さ壱尺六⼨壱分半有之 平成⼋年霜⽉吉⽇誌之 吉川皎園「花押」 Doi Shinryō Tadashi ubu mumei nari jidai Genroku goro Shi Shinkai o hōfutsu-sasu kessaku nari Nagasa 1 shaku 6 sun 1 bu han kore ari Heisei hachinen shimotsuki kichijitsu kore o shirusu Yoshikawa Kōen + kaō Doi Shinryō [blade us] ubu and mumei and dated Genroku (1688-1704). Masterpiece who show great similarity with Shinryōs master Shinkai. Bladelänge ~ 48.9 cm Written at a lucky day in November 1996 Yoshikawa Kōen + kaō Kantei-sho (鑑定書) Den Doi Shinryō (伝⼟肥真了) shōshin (正真) nagasa 1 shaku 6 sun 1 bu han kore ari (⻑さ壱尺六⼨壱分半有之) ‒ Bladelength ~ 48.9 cm Heisei 8 nen 11 gatsu 3 nichi (平成⼋年⼗⼀⽉三⽇) ‒ 3. November 1996 Nihon Tōken Hozon Kai (⽇本⼑剣保存会) ‒ NTHK

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@raaay you are right. I own such a piece many years ago. Bought it in Spain.

Look at these phantastic Higo Tsuba https://artsandcultu...story/QAXxDIAlN6VZLg Here you see special Tagane together with wormanship

Hello John, you wrote: The NBTHK does not seem to be averse to attributing mumei tsuba to a particular tsubako, but the best that they do with these characteristic marks is ‘Late Higo’ I own Kamiyoshi Mumei Tsuba. The NBTHK judge the one to Rakuju the other to Fukanobu. We have to look at the workmanship together with the Tagane. All your shown Tsuba missing a good workmanship and a nice Tagane punch that you will find on Tsuba from the two Kamiyoshi master. This will be the main reason for a Hozon with Kodai or only Higo attribution.