Mick taylor Posted January 8, 2021 Report Posted January 8, 2021 Japanese long sword in shirasaya with fittings. Chiku zen .....Minamoto Nobukuni......... up for swaps. I’m looking for kabuto/ menpo or fine quality Shingunto. If you require anymore pictures please contact me. 1 Quote
francois2605 Posted January 8, 2021 Report Posted January 8, 2021 Could you please provide pictures of the nakago (both sides), a full picture of the bare blade and measurements (nagasa, sori, motohaba, etc). Those pieces of information will help selling your sword. Quote
Mick taylor Posted January 8, 2021 Author Report Posted January 8, 2021 My skills at taking pictures are zero.Can anyone suggest some thing. Thanks in advance. 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted January 8, 2021 Report Posted January 8, 2021 On 1/8/2021 at 3:16 PM, Mick taylor said: My skills at taking pictures are zero.Can anyone suggest something? Expand Yes. Take pictures the same way you see them here on NMB: Tip up, nicely focused. That will help you a lot. Quote
Hanito Posted January 10, 2021 Report Posted January 10, 2021 4 Simple tips for taking a better picture. 1) Don't hold the object as the shot won't be steady 2) Use a bright clean white light (a close lamp) or back light of strong natural light 3) Use a single contrasting color as a background (black works well) 4) Try many angles and many shots, post the best. Enjoy 2 1 Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted March 4, 2021 Report Posted March 4, 2021 Brian, perhaps a gentle reminder to post a price? Quote
ChrisW Posted March 4, 2021 Report Posted March 4, 2021 Idea: for the sales forum, there could be a mandatory fill-in field for sale or buying price that must be filled in before a thread can be posted? Quote
Brian Posted March 5, 2021 Report Posted March 5, 2021 Yes, but we do at least require a trade value. In other words, trades to the rough value of $x.... But Mich last visited the 26th Feb, so not sure how serious he is anyways. Quote
AntiquarianCat Posted March 8, 2021 Report Posted March 8, 2021 Hey Mick, I would likely be interested in trading (I have a Shinto period blade mounted in shin gunto koshirae) or buying this sword. If you could post additional photos that would be great. You could place the sword on a sword stand or a silk/cotton covered carpet, point a lamp in its direction and then use a camera focused near the illuminated part; it should work for taking okay photos. Thanks, Quote
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