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Katana: what do you see ?
Jacques replied to Wari-kogai's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Hi, Wow, great flaws collecting, forgive my frankness but this sword is dead. -
Hi, It seems the nidai never signed Echizen ju on the ura side.
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Hi, Back home :D Pictures are often better than long words, specially when english is not your native idioma. Shigetaka shodai: Shigetaka nidai: Hope this can be helphul.
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Hi, I'm not near my books, but if my reminds good the kanji shige 重 is not engraved in the same way specially the tagane in the center of the square.
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Hi, The oshigata promised , you can see the differences and the lack of the kanji saku 作: The Shigeyoshi quoted by Grey is not the same, he was mainly a tosogu maker. On his signature the kanji Ume is different 梅 for him and 埋 for yours.
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Hi, Umetada is the school name, Shigeyoshi is the swordmith artname. Shigeyoshi (real name Myoshin, common name HIkojiro) worked mainly from 1624 to 1643 and was mostly a metal worker. His swords are very few. I have only one oshigata from him and the signature of your blade does not match this one. It is dark here now also i will post a picture of this oshigata to morrow.
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Hi, The whole signature is far to match a mei by Yoshimichi Shodai ( the first) or following. Is your blade bearing a kiku-mon (chrisanthemum flower)? You can find an excellent example here
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Hi, This blade is by all evidence a bad gimei of Yoshimichi (Yamashiro line) i'm very doubtful about a worth for restoration.
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Hi, Have you ever seen a Ko-bizen such this one?
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Hi, I would add Samurai, The weapons and spirit of the Japanese warrior by Clive Sinclaire Cutting Edge, Japanese swords in the british museum by Victor Harris. If you can read french. Nippon-tô - Les sabres shinto - Les sabres Koto. Both by Serge Degore.
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Yasuyoshi Kinmei, who is the attribution by?
Jacques replied to Adrian S's topic in Translation Assistance
Hi, I wonder if Yasuyoshi ever made naginata -
Hi, There are none, the Tadayoshi school is very well documented. Making a sword which deserves a dai-mai is reserved for the best studients.
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Hi, Some signatures variations:
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Hi, Shodai Tadahiro, nidai Tadahiro, shodai Masahiro (daimei) and Masanobu (daimei) signed this way. Gimei may be more difficult to detect. Imho i think it is gimei, two atari on the kanji Hiro do not match, one on the kanji Tada too.
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Hi Owari (Tokaido) isn't related with Bizen, more with Mino.
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Hi, Imho, because the katana mei, this blade is later than Kamakura/Nanbokucho era, and this nakago doesn't look Bizen Muromachi ones.
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Hi, According my books nothing can be clearly established about Senjuin Yoshihiro even his work. the only thing we can be certain is the rarity of his works. Still according my books all blade with niji-mei should be from late Kamakura period, those with a naga-mei are made in Nanbokucho period. Imho the sugata of your blade does not match late kamakura ones.
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Hi, Some thing seems strange, if this blade is suriage and probably machi-okuri we should see the groove on the nakago, but i can't see it.
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Hi, Is there bo-hi on each side?
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Hi, Mei reads
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Hi, Pictures of the blade please. Over all, kissaki, close-up of the kitae and hamon. In all case it is not the GO.
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Hi, If i'm not wrong, the item 08727 is signed Musashi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro and is a blade from shodai Tadayoshi the other item 08112 signed Hizen koku Musashi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro is from shodai Tadayoshi too but clearly stated as gimei.
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Hi, You are wrong, Mei reads Higashiyama (no) ju Yoshihira 東山住美平 Yamashiro Umetada school
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Hi, No need, i think it is this one.
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Hi, It seems the mei reads Inoue Shinkai 井上真改. As Reinherd already said this blade is certainly gimei. Below a picture of a true Inoue Shinkai.