NTHK Papers

[SSt]

I was browsing on ebay, had entered "NTBHK" as a search which produced six items, some were NTBHK and others NTHK.

This particular one caught my eye, because the NTHK papers do not look quite right. There is no seal overlapping the photo and origami and the kanji looks "wooden" it does not have a free hand flow.

 

http://cgi.ebay.ca/WAKIZASHY-era-KOTO-1 ... dZViewItem

 

Do my eyes deceive me?

[John A Stuart]

Hi, For a buck is quite a deal so far. Sometimes you can not make out the seal in pics. Curious. John

[Rich T]

those are NTHK NPO kanteisho. If you have any concerns over them, I suggest contacting Chris Bowen. I believe he is a member here.

 

Cheers

 

Rich

[SSt]

Thank You both.

 

As a seperate but somewhat related issue.

Someone has listed on ebay two seperate lots of kanteisho (fittings and swords) for sale, the seller is listed as being in Hawaii.

 

http://myworld.ebay.ca/unryushi/

 

Are these types of sale common?

[Grey Doffin]

I don't see the papers on ebay all that often. Maybe once a year I'll see a group like this.

Too bad, though. There's a chance, maybe a good one, that these papers will go to someone who will use them to sell bad swords and kodogu to the unsuspecting. It really helps to be able to read the papers so you can be sure they match the piece.

Grey