Gimei Or Not

[Jean]

On behalf of a friend

[ROKUJURO]

http://www.nihonto.com/459-2/

https://yuhindo.com/hizen-tadayoshi/

and Roger Robertshaw?

[Bazza]

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Just re-read the subject question.  Needs much more thought, but as a possessor of a katana by the nidai my take is gimei at present.

 

BaZZa.

[Jean]

Jean,

 

I cannot compare, I am on vacation, scarcely from time to time I can connect but cannot print or upload easily pictures, that’s why I ask Board’s members opinion. It took me 5 minutes to upload the picture in my e-mails and more than 10 minutes to make my post on NMB. I am not going to spend my holidays trying to upload pictures but for once rely on the Community.

[Ed Harbulak]

To me, the top of the kanji for Kuni looks too rounded and the O in Omi just doesn't look right. I'm inclined to think it's close, but most likely gimei. Does the workmanship in the blade look characteristic of Hizen Omi DaiJo? 

[Guest Rayhan]

I've seen a similar sword with mei like this, cut a bit rough and not as precise as it should be, almost forced. I'm saying gimei but blade pics would help.

[PNSSHOGUN]

The shape and Yasurime look like classic Hizen, however the Mei execution is quite rough. It could be a later generation Tadayoshi with Gimei to the first generation.

[Jean]

Thanks guys

[ROKUJURO]

Jean,

I understand. The internet is always bad in the Caribbean.  

Bonne continuation!

Jean,

I cannot compare, I am on vacation, scarcely from time to time I can connect but cannot print or upload easily pictures....

[Jean]

In fact I am between Cahors and Sarlat and my countryside house is not even elegible to ADSL...

[Guest Rayhan]

You're on holiday, I suggest substituting bandwidth for Bordeaux

[Ken-Hawaii]

 

I suggest substituting bandwidth for Bordeaux

Are you crazy?? Anyone who would forego Bordeaux has a serious teetotaller problem!

[Guest Rayhan]

Lol, yes Bordeaux first

[Doug]

Hopefully Mr. Robertshaw will weigh in but I think the “chippy” look might be a trick of the light source as the mei characteristics seem spot on to me, albeit I’m without my books as well. If gimei I I think a very good one and look forward to different pictures and shoshin mei side by sides.