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  1. Jacques
    Hi, It is the Ichiyo Aoi (Single Hollyhock Leaf). the mei reads Mondo no sho Masakiyo 主水正正清. looks genuine at first sight.
  2. Jacques
    Hi, Huumm... Polish are never good for umegane, they often fall during the polish process.
  3. Jacques
    Hi, I bet on this one (parge2) viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3970&start=15
  4. Jacques
    Hi, Sorry for my confusion, the story of Munetsugu/Masatsugu is a little complicated Quote Fujishiro shinto jiten: Nihonto koza(picture below):
  5. Jacques
    Hi, Looking at the measurements, specially the motokasane, this blade doesn't make me think to an old Yamashiro one, rather shinshinto.
  6. Jacques
    Hi, Grey is right, Munetsugu was a very good swordsmith (josaku) from Hizen province; he was relatively prolific and most of this works were around the beginning of Kanei (1624).
  7. Jacques

    Nie and Nioi

    Jacques replied to benkyoka's topic in Nihonto

    Hi, Nioi: Nie: Edit. This one should show nie better than the above one.
  8. Jacques
    Hi, Mei reads Bishu Osafune ju + something i can't read with certitude. High resolution pictures should help more.
  9. Jacques
    Hi, As promised, an oshigata of a representative blade made by nidai Kinmichi. Concerning the thickness, Kinmichi usually made blade with a relatively thick kasane.
  10. Jacques
    Hi, Joe, I think this blade is gimei, the mei is misplaced, on a shoshin one it starts always under the mekugi-ana and is not close to the mune. I will post an oshigata to morrow.
  11. Jacques
    Hi, Nice story but it smells a legend perfume.
  12. Jacques
    Hi, that's right for the first Kanemichi, he doesn't use kiku mon and the quote "nihon kaji sosho" The nidai used both, so at first glance the mei seems legit. The picture is too small to compare correctly with oshigata.
  13. Jacques
    Hi, that means that this sword was made by Kin(or kane)michi, belonging to the Fujiwara family and bearing the honorific title of governor of Iga province (Iga no kami) . Nihon kaji sosho means Master (chief) swordsmith of Japan.
  14. Jacques
    Hi, The mei reads Iga no kami fujiwara Kinmichi on omote side and nihon kaji Sosho on ura side. Mishina school. Could be the nidai (second generation) High resolution pics should be helpful to compare the mei with oshigata.
  15. Jacques
    Hi, Considering the state of this blade it is impossible to say if the attribution is right or not. Only a shinsa can confirm or invalidate the kinpun mei, but not in this condition. This blade needs a great restoration. the question is: Is the blade worthy for a restoration.
  16. Jacques
    Hi, Just a little bit later... Bunmei (1468)
  17. Jacques
    Hi, IMHO its looks like more spot of shingane than umegane. This blade seems have been often polished.
  18. Jacques
    Hi, According Knutsen's book, there are two categories of blades. The first of these is the regular naginata form where part of the back or the blade is thinned in section between the lower groove and the kissaki; secondly, the nagamaki form where the shinogi, the central ridge of the blade, continues ininterrupted to the kissaki or the actual pôint. The nagamaki blades usually lack any grooved horimono.
  19. Jacques
    Hi, You are a little bit stingy on this one Jean, Château Gruaud larose is "only" a second grand cru My skin.... After i've taken your scalp
  20. Jacques
    Hi, I'm not really sure Tagane makura are vigorous. that indicates the mei was not engraved since a long time. Like Jean i think it could be shinshinto.
  21. Jacques
    Hi, Kanzan sensei says that (Japanese sword page 60): Maybe Odanbira is synonymous of Sunnobi
  22. Jacques
    Hi, That kind of comparison is not really friendly for the sharks
  23. Jacques
    Hi, Looking at the oshigata i posted, it is clearly 完 About Sôkura meaning, i wonder if it could be a chinese term.
  24. Jacques
    Hi, I've found some thing in my library. This is a wakizashi made by Hisamichi, the last column on right reads: Sôkura Jotetsu o motte muku kore o tsukuru According the author (Kataoka Ginsaku) It means "using the superior steel of Sôkura made this with purity". å®Œæ — would mean Sôkura.
  25. Jacques
    Hi, I think it speaks about steel (Nanban?) but i can't be more accurate
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