It is a minefield if buying a Samurai sword on the web, here are some simple guideline from questions I have been asked. {As you will by now be aware,ebay has taken the steps to stop "Samurai" swords being...
JAPANESE SWORD CARE GUIDE Courtesy of NBTHK Nippon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai Traditionally, the Japanese sword has been a most important treasure of the Japanese people. We should do what we can to...
As a collector of swords for many years I feel I should warn you before you part with your cash.There are a great many fake Japanese WWII swords being sold on Ebay but how do you spot a fake ? 1. does the...
There are Many Items on Ebay which are Called Original Japanese Woodblock Prints but finding One that is Described Accurately is Not always an Easy Task. I have Tried to Write an Over View of Japanese...
I decided to write this guide with the intention of (hopefully) helping you learn some important,usefull and interesting information about ivory,this guide should be helpfull to everyone,not just people...
My dear old Mum-in-law bought me a ceramic figure, one of the eight immortals. Not from the web or ebay but from a dealer in Cornwall. He told the 83 year old that it was by a Japanese called 'Lu Dong Bin'...
There is a very good guide written by Greyman2. However, there is one other total giveaway as to whether the sword is valuable or not. In the making of the sword, after the folding and shaping, the whole thing...
There are still good swords out there!!!! Recently I was asked to bid on a sword for a friend as he would be away, auction rooms are not my favorite place and never have been but as a favour ( a bottle of...
netsuke are toggles which were fastened to the sash of a kimono and from which could be suspended everything a man or a woman needed to carry around with them. The most favoured material was ivory for its...
What is a sageo?Sageo are cords, usually silk or cotton, attached to the kurikata and is used to tie the Japanese sword scabbard to secure it to the Obi belt or hakama when worn. There are several...