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kissakai Grand Master

kissakai

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I picked this one up yesterday and as usual struggling with the mei

I assume both sides end in a kao but strange to see name mei on both sides

It is non magnetic so shakudo?

I put the front face on tomorrow

 

All I have is

赤 Aka?

 

Front

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Rear

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光 Aka – Aki

 

竹 taki (a real stretch of the imagination!

Mei(2).JPG.fe76acad74412559a2a1db61c51df1cd.JPG

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ROKUJURO Grand Master

ROKUJURO

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Grev,

I also read the first KANJI as AKA.

光 is MITSU, TAKE (bamboo) would be 竹, but that character looks more like SAKU to me.

It is a strange TSUBA, but probably only to my eyes.

 

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