masame treat from Aoi-sama

[Peter Bleed]

Anybody at all interested in straight grain should take a look at the Mumei katana offered this morning by Tsuruta-san,

https://www.aoijapan.com/img/sword/2019/19159-2.jpg

A very interesting sword and a great example of late masame hada.

Peter

[Vermithrax16]

I looked at this one for a while. Hate to be negative and I could be wildly wrong but in boshi snd start of hamon near the machi, the flow seems unnatural. Almost etched like. There is no side light hamon pic included in the ad, which I find curious, hence the points I made before. I would need a real light picture of this sword for a full opinion.

[Gakusee]

It looks acidic-treatment enhanced

[Stephen]

+1

[Peter Bleed]

Maybe I was a bit too gushy. Still, this is a interesting blade and certainly interestingly presented. The relationship between the ha-tetsu and the ji-tetsu is - well - marked. The word "strident" comes to mind. And certainly, the hada is aggressively presented. Still, I think it is worth looking at if only because it can be seen. And I can't help but point out that this is Mito, not Sendai.

Peter

[Vermithrax16]

Mito, certainly not Norikatsu (Tokkatsu, Tokukatsu) but maybe Masakatsu the 2nd, with a little enhancement help.

[PNSSHOGUN]

We have come full circle, the Japanese are now replicating the chinese damascus fakes!

[Tokaido]

snip< There is no side light hamon pic included in the ad, which I find curious, <snip

 

Hi Jeremiah,

there IS a side light pic, but you have to dig for it

Have a look at this: https://www.aoijapan.com/img/sword/2019/19159-4.jpg

Greetings

Andreas

[ROKUJURO]

John,

you could indeed say so if this was a GENDAITO. Is that the case?

[PNSSHOGUN]

John,

 

you could indeed say so if this was a GENDAITO. Is that the case?

It's Edo period, but perhaps the Togishi was inspired.....

[Vermithrax16]

Andreas, nice find.

 

Yikes.