Jacques
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Hi, I don't think, the mannerism (way of engraving) does not close with this era; seems too large, too deep and looks too new.
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hi, always according the same books, in order to distinguish 倫光 from å‹å…‰, Tomomitsu was nickmaned Rintomomitsu (Rin is the chinese pronunciation for the ji 倫).
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Hi, Piers san, About the son of Kanemitsu (fourth Tomomitsu starting from the left), according Fujishiro and Nihonto Koza his name is written with the ji 倫
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Hi, Great Koichi san, Are you the hidden son of Sherlock Holmes? You could be a great private detective :lol:
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Hi, Sorry, i had not checked this name, i ought to have done it because it is the same swordsmith :?
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Hi, It seems you have missed the last train Jean :lol: Mishina san has ceased kantei since two monthes (the last one was june kantei)
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Awataguchi Tadatsuna wak and Kanehisa tanto.
Jacques replied to bluboxer's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
Hi, Being on a holiday journey, i have no books with me but i can say the Tadatsuna is absolutely gimei (a third generation is not well proven and if it were one it should be under the name of Munetsuna). Edit: mei reads Awataguchi Omi no kami Tadatsuna Ikkanshi (and not hori do saku) -
Ebay sellers can i trust theese 2?
Jacques replied to brillone's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
Hi, Nakamura san, are you mister Ping Lu owner of Samurai Kanetoyo shop? http://www.geocities.jp/kanetoyo2666/sh ... -info.html -
Hi, A better picture, You can see the "mekugi" hole and the lack of machi on it.
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Hi, The horizontal stroke and the right one of the kanji dai are engraved in a wrong way and are not similar. I wonder why there is no yasurime under the mei.
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Hi, On this picture, i see the reflection of the cloth on which the blade is posed but not konuka hada.
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Hi, On Kenukigata tachi the habaki cannot be fitted sliding along the nakago but it is fitted sliding all along the blade.
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Hi, I agree with Barry, this jigane is far from Konuka hada usually found on tadayoshi school blades
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Hi, Something makes me trouble, i have checked Fujishiro shinto hen, Kanzan oshigata dictionary, toko taikan, limura shinto taikan, Nihonto craft.com (where is a nice Article about Mishina School), Japanese sites, i don't found that signature, but Mishina tango no kami Naomichi, or Tango no kami Fujiwara Naomichi.
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Hi, It is a good sign :D Edit; But after some seeking, i have a bad news, this blade seems gimei. look at the oshigata below specially the ji Dai 大
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Hi, It could be a blade forged by the yondai Masahiro (died in 1733) but i've a doubt because the location of the mei. Is this a katana or a wakizashi?
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Hi, off topic on (sorry :? ) It is the second like this i see, it seems that is not an unusual zukuri for this smith. Off topic off Come back to the kanemoto, Look at the picture "File comment: Grain." this is not a sign of a healthy blade, and also (i could be wrong) i seems the hamon is very weak i can't see the nioiguchi nowhere and there is absolutely zero nie (i am aware kanemoto made mostly nioi-deki but some ko nie must be present).
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Hi, Something like this, About ware all those which are in the hamon and in the yakiba are unenviable, about tiredness, i can be wrong but the picture of the fukure seems showing loose hada and slight opening. Is it a big difference between the moto kasane and the nakago kasane?
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hi, Please, forgive my frankness but i see a tired blade in a poor polish with awkward flaws. Far from a very nice blade.
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Hi, I think someone needs new eyeglasses
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Hi, To my eyes these kitae (shinogi) ware seem numerous and some seem deep, i would call them fukure. If an solitary mune ware can pass, it is different when they are numerous and deep.
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Hi, There is a Yamashiro Norisada listed in the toko taikan and in the Iimura's shinto taikan but the mei does not look like this one. However it seems have been two generations. I hope this can be helpful.
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Hi, I believe the mei reads Etsu no Zenshu ju Kanetane 越之å‰å·žä½å…¼æ¤.
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Hi, I think also this blade is gimei, below an oshigata of a blade made one year later.
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Another Kogarasu-maru in WWII Mounts?
Jacques replied to James's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
Hi, This kind of gunto is far from being exceptional: http://www.h4.dion.ne.jp/~t-ohmura/gunto_112.htm