mfarrar
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Hi yes sword bag included, no Shirasaya. Yes the blade really has the wow factor, very nicely forged too almost flawless a bit of an opening on the mune. Yes shame it's suriage, but this makes it alot more affordable :-) Also a well rated Smith: https://nihontoclub.com/smiths/TAM193
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26.5" nagasa suriage signed mutsu no Kami with NBTHK papers to 2nd gen Tameyasu. Kanbun Shinto Ishido Bizen school. In good Japanese polish, full mounts with good signed tsuba. SOLD Link to post with pics http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/27151-kii-ishido-mutsu-no-kami-tameyasu/ Will email more pics if desired. Located in the UK
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Hi John, It would be best if you post a photo of the nakago (tang)
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Certainly some similarities to Ishido with the tobiyaki, muneyaki, choji ko nie hamon. Boshi and the lack of O-hada would suggest otherwise though
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Looks to have some age to it but there are some large patches of what appear to be umegane in the shinogi. If you could post a pic of the full length of the blade that would help.
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Yes the hamon is quite different in style to other examples I have found online. I saw your thread from last year about Ishido swords, did you find yourself one?
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Thanks Steve, thought it would have said 2nd gen somewhere but I guess they dont really need to say.
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Thanks John, very pleased with it. Excellent service from the seller Daimyou54eb
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I believe that Tameyasu did have a reputation for flamboyance :-)
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http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj119/mefarrar/nihonto/IMG_20181110_191130_zpsweru4blw.jpg
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Hi all, It's been quite some time since my last purchase but couldn't resist this one. It's a suriage Kanbun Shinto Katana signed Mutsu no Kami and attributed by the NBTHK to Kii Ishido Smith Tameyasu. I believe this to be 2nd generation Tameyasu as I don't think the Shodai signed Mutsu no Kami? I am not sure what the papers say other than Tameyasu. As always difficult to take good pics, but here are some so far. Mark
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Not sure it could take another polish... Maybe submit to shinsa first
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One frequent seller on eBay in particular I have seen list a sword that was gendaito as muromachi, even though it was clearly signed by a well known gendaito Smith. Looks like a nice sword, would be interesting to see better resolution pictures to see hada and any activity.
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Hi Lukas, have you looked at the sale section on here? For a little more there is a signed shinto wak in good polish and decent koshirea. Especially for your first sword I would recommend buying off here as your unlikely to be sold something that is misrepresented. Like has already been said with the nakago and hamachi it is clearly not as old as oei.
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I noticed this also and thought odd and maybe an umegane but then the hada is not different and flows through it. Also strange that there is no mention the of what it is in the description.
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It's worth keeping an eye on Aoi Art auctions as there are some good deals on there quite often
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Just seen this has come up on the kashima's website http://www.ksky.ne.jp./~sumie99/sword9.html Good for a comparison
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Is there a signature on the nakago? (tang of the sword) Might be a start if there is one, at the moment your hand is covering this area on the photo. Try taking a photos with all the fittings removed. Would recommend you look at other posts on the forum to get an idea of how to take better photo's
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Well it must be either the Shinto smith working in koto style or a koto smith with an unrecorded signature.
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John, Why not goto a dealer in person? If your in the UK as your handle suggests there are reputable dealers you could visit. Always better if you can see a sword in person and also this would save you the cost/risk of shipping/importing. Mark
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This is the best I can do at the moment
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Thanks, are there any characteristics in the blade that would point this to Shinto rather than koto?
