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Old 05-07-2007   #5 (permalink)
JasPR
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Join Date: Sep 2006
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Good pattern but not great quality sumi. This is hard variety ( hi and ki utsuri ) to compare to shiro due the higher quality of shiro skin. In a certain sense, shiro has transcended hi and ki utsuri and now carries a different quality. Here is a better look at the depth of sumi in modern shiro. I've also included a show winning hi utsuri that is pretty impressive. I post this for study and not to compete with a very nice domestic you have there-
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