No, thank you Alx. The link I posted I sourced from your site which I consider a primary source of information on Japanese natural stones. Thank you for the information on this thread as well, very useful,
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No, thank you Alx. The link I posted I sourced from your site which I consider a primary source of information on Japanese natural stones. Thank you for the information on this thread as well, very useful,
As always Alex, thanks for sharing your knowledge and work expertise with us. I not only enjoy your blog I enjoy gazing at the amazing stones in your online inventory.
Sorry but that is quite big misinformation there !!
there is many Ozuku kiita Shoubu Kiitas at 5000 USD and even more !
I Personally seen some other then Nakayama stones was sold at much more then Nakayama
For the gray stones also, believe me i have seen Gray stones sell for more then yellow stones. So it is not as simple as you describe !
Level 5+++ stones is charged by some that knows Jnats, for beginners in japan or newbes yes they cherish more lv 3 stones, Different stones for different tasks !
Why so Nakayama Kiitas Lv 5+++ almost 150 % more expensive then softer Kiitas
For the kava all recommend to lap it down stones over 1k USD and up usually come with skin gone or laped down !!!!!
No one in Japan can recognize stones by skin or Kawa that is quite of the biggest lie i ever have heard !
Even some of the biggest stone collectors in japan i have asked and all miners include Ohira miner told me its no way to tell !!!
You can only tell by testing the stone! Only couple of people in japan can do that !
Again a lot of misinformation and confusion
LOL if you know what those stamps mean then you will not be so curious
To much information may confuse you even more
We can get into what the stamps mean later, that would be useful information, but you'd figure that a professional Japanese barber would lap the stone before he used it, therefore removing the stamps.
It is stamped after he have used it by someone els.
Only thing it say that it is Jnat and its for razors :)
And BTW did you not read my copyright at the button of my page ?
Maybe i wrong here but it is quite offensive to copy something without even asking
My apologies, OK, it was stamped afterward, it is a beautiful stone.