Jean

Nakago does not fit, in Muromachi, Bizen nakago is stubby with no great tapering. https://www.aoijapan.com/img/sword/2018/18364-2.jpg https://www.aoijapan.com/img/sword/2018/18412-2.jpg A whole picture of the nakago is needed

I have one with 0,9cm kasane and 25cm long. Takada-Muromachi.

Done for Jonathan

Gunome, I suspect you bought it because it was gunome

Ian my friend, It is now my turn to thank you a lot for being on this forum and sharing your vast knowledge on armours. For many of us you are the « reference » when armours are on discussions

Michael post is very interesting and is the only way to understand Fujishiro rating concerning Oei Bizen. Fujishiro does not consider Oei as being Muromachi but as being a direct offshot of Nambokucho. That is why, compared to Chogi, Kanemitsu...Oei Bizen smiths are rated Jo saku/JoJo saku. That is the reason why in sue Bizen you find saijo saku smiths evn if they don’t achieve the quality of Oei Bizen. If someone is not convinced, I let him search the number of Bunkazai blades forged by Oei smiths (or Tokuju Blades) and the number of blades achieving these ranks starting 1430 till end of Muromachi. I remember that some Japanese scholars (cf Teryo Joji) consider Nambokucho and Muromachi being one period.

Concerning Oei Bizen smiths, clearly Fujishiro is inconsistent. Taking into consideration that the best smiths of a given period are rated Saijo saku by him, The san mitsu being the best smiths of the Oei period, they should by all means be rated Saijo saku. There are of course quite a lot of blades by Yasumitsu and Morimitsu which are Juyo, Moromitsu blades are rarer. Nevertheless, compare Sukesada prices to Yasumitsu/Morimitsu prices, the difference is not in proportion of the difference of level saijo/jo. In Japan, Oei Bizen smiths are rather rated jojo/saijo taking the prices they are sold. You will find more short blades (tanto/wakizashi) and the tachi when ubu are sold at a high price.

Bump Time payment available. It is an exceptional blade ubu and as brand new with bo utsuri.

James because at the beginning it was a ko dachi and not a tachi

https://yuhindo.com/awataguchi-norikuni-tachi/ This the sword of a life

Done for Dwayne

That’s the shortest post I have ever read, Dave.

Peter, In the past, I have not said anything about your numerous posts with different links but tonight I want to thank you my friend for having provided me hours of splending reading. You are a in this field a master. I would even suggest Brian to gather these links in an archive topic named « Big »...

Just to say say I am always astonished at the extent knowledge displaid by our members in the Gunto discussions. I bow down to your knowledge guys, you are real Pros. As I often say, real amateurs are often better than some pros...

And time to learn to resize pictures to post them directly on the Board...

Dragon man, what’s your zodiacal sign?

Congrats Peter

The title being a bit crazy (tontos), I have corrected it

You kill me Jussi, what a work!!!!!

Agreed Guido but Jason S. Tariffs are too expensive...

Thanks a lot Jussi, fantastic work

I like it a lot too, very pleasant to read

Yes Michael. Should the blade have been better, I would have had a go, because of the blade length and the koshirae. I would say, if we compare the different Aoe juyo sold by Aoi Art, the koshirae price is worth between 1,5 and 2 million ¥

Description is talking about Naginata Naoshi shortened plus late horimono... Itomaki no tachi is part of the price and is much sought after.

https://www.aoijapan.com/katanamumei-aoe-35-jyuyo-token/ BTW, fine blade but the chirimen hada is far from being the typical one. The best one I have seen so far is in Paul B collection.