Jacques
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Hi, Not a great job :|
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Hi, my apologies, it seems to be a misunderstanding by my fault here :? Franck, your blade was not made by the smith who is quoted in the Shinto taikan. it is 2 possibilities, first your blade is made by an unknown smith, second it is a gimei. Sorry for my poor english.
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Hi, I speak about the blade discussed here, not the same which is quoted in shinto taikan. the blades quoted in shinto taikan volume 1 and 2 are not only by the same smith but also the same blade as well quoted in the Toko Taikan (page 81/82). I don't find any reference about the following mei "Mimasaka no Kuni Tsuyama Fujiwara Kanesaki" even if this Kanesaki moved from Mino to Tsuyama.
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Hi, I have checked these books, it's not the same smith.
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Hi, In others words, does a katana kill better than another sword?
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tanto mei help. Found at a yard sale!
Jacques replied to mercierarmory's topic in Translation Assistance
Hi, Looks like Masakatsu 正勝, but i am not confident about the blade genuineness. -
Hi, Munesuke died in 1725 (Kyôhô ju nen sichi gatsu) at the age of 84 years. there is a tsuba signed Ki Munesuke Gyônen nanajû kyûnen in the Nihonto Koza (kodogu part 1 page 116
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HI, Edit I first considered Sadatsugu but Moriyama san is right for the second: Ietsugu 家次 Don't know the last of the first mei.
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Hi, Munesuke, Munehira, Muneharu etc...
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Hi, I think when Yamada Asaemon Yoshitoshi did cutting tests on these blades and wrote his book in 1815, he didn't have a blade signed Terukane at his disposal, so he could not rank him. When the book was written Terukane/kanesada was pushing up the daisies since some decades :lol:
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Hi, Quote Fujishiro Shinto Jiten
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Hi, It is signed Masahiro.
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Hi, CJ, Sakakura Gennoshin Terukane and Echigo no kami Kanesada (O-wazamono) are the same person, so you may consider Terukane as O-wazamono even it is not listed under this name. :D
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Hi, this is the best way to avoid a disillusion :D
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Please help with japanese words on knife
Jacques replied to Sergei's topic in Translation Assistance
Hi, I'm wondering Tomo 友 or Yoshi 女 ? Looks more Tomo -
Hi, Nobuie was a very important craftsman tsubako. Nobuie is also a katchushi belonging to Myochin family. He lived during the end of the Momoyama era and the begining of Edo era.
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Hi, Milt is right. Nobuie 信家
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Mei assistance, please - Kane something...
Jacques replied to glr1's topic in Translation Assistance
Hi, May i suggest Kanechika 兼近? -
Hi, IMHO, because it is the kanji yo 與, and not the kanji oki 興
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Hi, Speculation, nothing else. Untill it will be proved that this blade is not a Sadamune, it remains a Sadamune.
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Hi, Effectively, the Kotetsu or The Shinkai are not "suspect" for everyone who has the smallest knowledge possible.
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Hi, I'm wondering how many blades Gassan Sadaichi (national treasure) made for the Boston Museum Mei: BOSTON BIJUTSUKAN NI OITE TAIA GASSAN MINAMOTO SADAICHI HORI DOSAKU GODAI SADATOSHI SADANAO SADAFUSA SADA ICHIMON HOSHI (nakago mune) SHOWA ROKUJUSAN NEN SAN GATSU KICHI JITSU
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Hi, Just a little precision about Japanese armours (without entering in this debate) , They are made of metal or leather since the oldest times.
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Hi, If this sample, (this quoted in Iimura and others) is doutful, on what can we been based to detect a gimei if the whole workmanship matches? Also how can we say this one is doubtful if there is not other zaimei extant?
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Hi, I think this seller is very well-patronized, a Kotetsu, a Shinkai, a Rai Kunimitsu, an Awataguchi Tadatsuna . All verily Soshin?