Images of Japanese swords and fittings

	View Details, Picture shows owner (Back row, Right side) and family? with writing on back of picture View Details, Image of tsuka & tassle with star View Details, Image of Mei for Yoshitake - Heianjo ju Fujiwara Yoshitake Is this a good mei? What is writting on back of picture? And why is there a silver star on the tassle?
	View Details, Masamitsu image with some kanji View Details, Masamitsu image showing part of blade Can you translate the rest of the signature for this O-tanto? So far I have Echigo ? da(ta) ju ? ? ? ? Masamitsu
	View Details, Soten ? tsuba omote View Details, Soten? tsuba ura Is this tsuba Soten school? what age might it be?
	View Details, Tsuba with rim View Details, Tsuba with rim The tsuba height is 8.2 cm and width is 8.2 cm - inner thickness is 4 mm and rim thickness is 8 mm.
	View Details, turtle tsuba omote View Details, turtle tsuba ura View Details, turtle tsuba ura signature The tsuba is signed Hoku Chikuzen Jo Takakuni. He is listed as H09281.0 in Haynes books. He worked in Chikuzen castle (hence the word "Jo" in his title). He signed his name and titles in Chinese style kanji.
	View Details, Hayashi tsuba ura View Details, Hayashi tsuba omote
	View Details, Kaneyoshi saya top View Details, Kaneyoshi saya bottom View Details, Kaneyoshi saya top large View Details, Kaneyoshi saya bottom large Thanks Cary for this information - for Cary's web site see http://www.ikkyudo.com
	View Details, Oshigata of three signed katana
	View Details, Signed and dated Shoami tsuba
	View Details, Katana signed Omi (no) Kami Minamoto Rai
	View Details, Katana - Omote signed Yamato (no) Kami Fujiwara Ason Masa katsu This Masakatsu is from Higo. Enju line. Ason is not a family or group but rather literally means a high ranking noble or courtier. A smith would sometimes use this title to express his allegiance to the Imperial court. Thanks Cary for this information - for Cary's web site see http://www.ikkyudo.com
	View Details, Katana - Ura signed Right hand column - Roku ju hachi Ou saku (Venerable old man of 68 made this sword). Left hand column - Tempo ku Inu Mofuyu (Date is 1838 Year of the dog in early winter) Tempo 9 is tsuchinoe inu (the year of the dog) Mofuyu - I think is early winter
	View Details, Katana hamon, You can see sunagashi but what are the lines of nioi w/some nio above the main hamon called?