Spartancrest Posted October 24, 2021 Report Posted October 24, 2021 Hi everyone I just purchased a small tanto sized tsuba, my problem is that unlike numerous other examples of the mei, this one is only partial. The right hand side looks to have been erased. I have a Mito guard that has been similarly defaced - can anyone offer a reason why part of a signature would be removed? The image on the left shows a full mei [from another example] the two images on the right are different angles of my example. I also note that the kao [seal] on other examples can vary but in this case both show the same. One in the Ashmolean http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/7/10237/10392/20814 Other kao linked to Seiryuken Eiju Quote
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