Speaking of aesthetics of makers marks / kanji. I always enjoy if the mark is as close to the spine as possible. It looks nicer that way.
Some makers bother the hell out of me putting their marks / kanji in the middle of the blade, or super close to the shinogi.
Or even worse, crooked marks or stamps. Something strikes me wrong about not caring enough where your actual signature will be and just slapping it haphazardly on the blade
Here's some of my favorites.
Birgersson
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Mazaki
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Konosuke
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Ashi, always one of my favorite stamps. So aesthetic.
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