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Jacques

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  1. Hi, Here Stephen :D
  2. Hi John, This picture is badly blurry but it seems the name is Masayuki (i can't read the kanji between parenthesis)
  3. Hi, Some (bad) pictures of Mino Kinju (Kaneshige)
  4. Hi, Lee, The blade on the last photo where is written the comment about the hooks, is from Kaei roku (1852).
  5. Hi, Care to elucidate? Look at the picture below. More, the way of engraving on the blade we discuss has a lack of strength and self confidence.
  6. Hi, Think it is gimei, Kyomaro had some special points in his mei and i don't find them on the blade shown by Slavia.
  7. Hi, I'm not an expert able to kantei this blade but i think it could be shinto; thereby i would like to see the start ot the hamon.
  8. Hi, Sst, May be you can find some information here
  9. Hi, Below a link to the comment written by Clive Sinclaire about the V&A Masamune. http://www.to-ken.com/ (Click on sword register, sword number 56)
  10. Hi, I have NTHK kanteisho dated from heisei 6 and it doesn't look like yours. Specially the mei is written in thick characters.
  11. Hi, Darcy, If i were a forger, i would have exactly the same synthesis you have; and i would be almost sure that my "victim" would be less attentive with a Kanenori than a Kinju or other top smith. :D It is only only speculation, but that's funny to try to imagine the thoughts of a forger.
  12. Hi, Not off topic, just an answer....., All Kanenori are not low ranked, and a kiritsuke mei to increase one sword value could be possible. That does not mean it is presently the case.
  13. Hi, You're always right Jean Author: Honma Junji
  14. Hi, You must be aware kiritsuke mei can be a way to increase the value of a sword.
  15. Hi, I agree, it is a bad imitation (purpose of it?)
  16. Hi, Strange, kao looks like Tanobe sensei's one.
  17. Hi, Have you thought it can be a real nihonto just bought to serve as a bait?
  18. HI, Horikawa Kunihiro had a kitae made of Itame with some Mokume, and he was ranked O-wazamono (excellent) :D
  19. Hi, Oshigata i linked above are from Kokan Nagayama itself and i read itame everywhere (Bizen also). End of the debate.
  20. Hi, Sorry for the off topic.... Jean... wonder.... http://www007.upp.so-net.ne.jp/m-kenji/ ... _front.htm http://www007.upp.so-net.ne.jp/m-kenji/ ... kantei.htm
  21. Hi, Kanzan Sato Sensei and the NBTHK (and many others) say Itame, i'll follow this way :D
  22. hi, According Nihonto-koza (Koto part II, Mino-den, page 69). Jitetsu (first period) : As for the kitae, those with a hint of masame mixed in Itame are the most common. (second period) : As for the kitae, a hint of Masame mixed in Itame is the most common, and rarely a pure masame is seen.
  23. Hi, Sugata looks like Soshu, but the mei dont' match with oshigata i've (generation...?).
  24. Hi, Maybe, seeing the whole nakago and blade should be helpful.
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