Kataoka Ginsaku wrote:
There is a KO-WAKIZASHI made in Matsushiro, province Shinano, a commisioned work for the Zenko-Ji temple. The short wakizashi was made Tempo 7th year ( 1836 )
So the Chi-ya-no reading on the Nakago is the Shinano and the Katakana stamp is the town of Matsushiro.
The AOI description of the blade as a Sunnobi Tanto is probably the Ko-Wakizashi mentioned above.
Naotane made several unique commisioned works on his long travel route, so some stamps were made only once.
Find no other example.
James, check the link and you find a picture of Mike Quigley. It is collection history, thought its interesting to see his ( FORMER ) items on the auction.
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Hi Alex, this is the Katana
SHOJI CHIKUZEN DAIJO TAIKEI FUJI NAOTANE (KAO)
Tenpo, Ni-Nen Chushun ( Tenpo 2 year, mid spring 1831 )
Nagasa: 2 Shaku, 2 Sun, 9 Bu, 5 Rin ( 69,54 cm )
Sori: 5 Bu ( 1,52 cm )
Think would be interested analyseing a shinshinto Naotane, but more relevance in analyseing a koto blade ..??
Does a collector fear that investigation..?
May be a bavarian collector are willing to test his koto sword in Garching.
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Giordy, I was the first one to go off topic, so no problem. I do not see the loss of human kantei/shinsa culture, only the high end items will have a neutron tomographie and the human shinsa.
So the juyo and upper classes will be more expensive, but seller and buyer got an fantastic sword history without „bleeding or destroying“ the blade.
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PS: try to get more info about the costs..