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    Hey guys! Is this what I think it is? Looks like a Nakayama, but not sure if it's really a Maruka or not...*fingers crossed*


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    Looks like a nice kiita, one way or another.

    Maruka should be stamped on the ends, if it is a maruka. Do you know what the Maruka stamp looks like?

    Can you see this:

    ㋕ 正本山

    Like that, but in a rectangular box.

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    +1 what Jim said.
    If you can, test it this will tell you a lot about the stone.
    Stefan

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    Oh, hey, did you want those translated?

    In the little flower it says "Seishin", genuine.

    THen the ubiquitous "Seihonzan/Shouhonyama awasedo", True source mountain finishing stone

    And to the bottom left on your pic, "Betsujou hin", Exceptionally good product, or something in that vein.

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    JimR is spot on. To help further, here are (nearly) complete and partial Maruka stamps:




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    Thanks guys!
    It just arrived in the mail this afternoon. There IS a Maruka stamp on the side! It's very faint and a bit faded, but a Maruka nonetheless. I'm a happy guy, very glad I found this.

    One question though - I thought Kiitas were supposed to be a more yellow color. Is mine within the color variation of a kiita?

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    Quote Originally Posted by huntmol View Post
    Thanks guys!
    It just arrived in the mail this afternoon. There IS a Maruka stamp on the side! It's very faint and a bit faded, but a Maruka nonetheless. I'm a happy guy, very glad I found this.

    One question though - I thought Kiitas were supposed to be a more yellow color. Is mine within the color variation of a kiita?
    I do not think they are supposed to be necessarily yellow , there are color variations as any nat stone.
    My Kiita is beige for example.
    Last edited by mainaman; 06-04-2010 at 10:34 PM.
    Stefan

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