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BUYING A SAMURAI SWORD further notes.
by koto4( 494)
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...
Tags: Samurai | Swords | Nihonto | Japanese | ebay
997 of 1034 people found this guide helpful
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Ivory & Ceramic,Japanese.
by koto4( 494)
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'...
Tags: Fraud | Japan | China | Antiques | Internet
29 of 39 people found this guide helpful
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The swords are still out there
by koto4( 494)
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...
Tags: Japanese swords | Militaria | Martial arts | Antiques | Samurai
20 of 27 people found this guide helpful
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Antique Japanese Woodblock prints,Ukiy'oe
by koto4( 494)
The rules for caution on payment remain the same as in my previous gude. Prints are great fun, the price has come down and the variety increased on e.bay. Simple rule of thumb is this....... Buy some...
Tags: Ukiyoe | Prints | Japanese | Woodblock | Utamaro
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Japanese Armour
by koto4( 494)
Japanese Armour is now more available than ever befor via ebay. In the far east modern copy armour is coming onto th market in ever increasing numbers. Described a s "Edo" period cover a vast period and can be...
Tags: Japanese | Menpo | Hanbo | Kabuto | Do
5 of 9 people found this guide helpful
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ID your weapon, guide to thousands of Antique weapons.
by koto4( 494)
Many wil know of this book, for those who are new to collecting Military Antiques it will be of enormous help. George Cameron Stone compiled and published this vast reference work in 1961. When I say vast it...
Tags: Japanese swords | weapons | Armour | Samurai | Antique Guns
5 of 11 people found this guide helpful
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Nihonto Expertise........Who is an expert.
by koto4( 494)
I have a sword on ebay at the moment, my opinion is that the blade is Late Koto period. One potential buyer asked if I am an expert as he felt that the sword was of a later period. No, not an "Expert", have...
Tags: Samurai swords | Nihonto | Militaria | Swords | Japanese Antiques
4 of 7 people found this guide helpful
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Feedback on Japanese items
by koto4( 494)
I have noticed that a new trend has crept in............When people buy from me I apply positive feedback as soon as the payment arrives. I have no problems with either the item or postage cost,it seems that...
Tags: Japanese swords | Antiques Japanese | Japanese Armour | Collectables Japanese | Japanese Militaria
4 of 5 people found this guide helpful
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Japanese art objects....Great fun,great investment.
by koto4( 494)
As you all may know I have been addicted to Japanese art both military and civil for over forty years. During this period many changes have occured, the internet ebay have offered a vast new market and...
Tags: Oriental art | Japanese swords | Russian art | Arms & Armour | Militaria
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