Jacques
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Hi, Just a month before passing away i just find that a little strange. but why not? Also, according the "Gassan Tradition" book, suguha hamon does not match with itame hada, we should find ayasugi.
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Hi, Look at this It seems to me that Gassan Sadakatsu died in 1943.
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Gimei "Rai Kunitoshi" on eBay
Jacques replied to Marius's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
hi, Jean Is your blade papered? -
Gimei "Rai Kunitoshi" on eBay
Jacques replied to Marius's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
Hi, Trying to be a little coherent, i say to myself 3 things, 1 - this blade seems too healthy for a kamakura one looks more shinshinto. 2 - Rai Kunitoshi extant blades (ubu or suriage) are very scarce. 3 - the seller is an idiot, i shall ask 45000$ for starting price and i shall sell it at Chritie's or Sotheby's auction. -
Hi, MINO TOKU NO KENKYUJO. is a Japanese book talking about blacksmiths from Mino province during the Muromachi jidai. Tokugawa art (sanmei.com) sells it for 4200 yens.
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Hi, i have an oshigata signed Noshu Seki Ju Kanefusa saku and dated from Bunmei 14 in the MINO TOKU NO KENKYUJO.
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Hi, Kanefusa ha of Mino started in the late Muromachi, the name will change in the Shinto era, it became Ujifusa and the family moved to Owari (Wakasa no kami) and another branch to Satsuma (Bingo no kami). The kanji Uji was given to Seki Kanefusa by the daimyo Imagawa Ujizane (Suruga). There are other Kanefusa in Sue-Seki but they appear unrelated and are listed under Sue-Seki kaji: Seki Kanefusa (bunmei -1469 ) and followers (7 generation) until 1615.
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Hi, Yes it is one of the bests in Europ, i've seen his work, it's marvellous. he has yet two of my blades for polishing.:D Bemol you don't want your work made the next week. :D :lol:
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What is the Best Oil for Japanese Swords??
Jacques replied to Dino's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Hi, In Japan, Choji oil is used also for its fungicide and bactericide capability and serve to protect wood of the saya too. In dry climat it is not really necessary. -
Looking at the hamon i don't think it could be late Muromachi (more Mid- late EDO)
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Hi, The kissaki seems to have been reshaped
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Hi Patrick, Hope this can help you http://samurai-nippon.net/467/
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Hi, Pilip, your blade is dated from 1862. Here is one dated from 1860: You can make your opinion yourself :D tagane mannerisms = style of engraving
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Ah, kanji for ASON are usually 朝臣. right, i need a coffee. Think we must be take it in "han" meaning.
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臣 can also be read ASON
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Hi, Is this blade worthy for restoration? Many things don't match on this nakago; Nakago-jiri wich should be an iriyama-gata, yasurime wich should be sujikai with kesho, and the tagane mannerisms wich are different.
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Hi, 臣 can be also read TOMI Like Toyotomi Hideyoshi 豊臣秀吉
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HI, 1862 if i'm not wrong; though this mei does not look good.
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Hi, No, the work is too different with the earlier generations, sugata, kitae, hamon etc... An oshigata of the yondai Kunisuke.
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Hi, According Tanobe Sensei, these kind of mei is called Shiire mei. In the Edo period (without computer and internet :lol: ) Existed some fakers (gimeishi) who bought (=shiire) many mumei blades and signed them without a careful study of the characteristics of each smith.
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Hi, For pleasure a good Kunisuke (tokuho) http://homepage2.nifty.com/FUJITOKEN/page053.html
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Mariuszk, On your tanto the hamon is uma-no-ha (horse tooth) not hako midare (box shaped) About Kunisuke, he was a great smith and his mei was often false (d?) Kunisuke worked with a hamon ko notare mixed with gunome. and his nakago jiri was ha-hagari jiri and not kuijiri.
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Hi, Here an exemple of hako midare wich is a "speciality" of the Kanewaka school:
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Hi, I questioned an expert whom i know about this mei, he says this mei reads Akimitsu and it is false.
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Hi, Maybe i'm wrong, but i think that this hamon looks like Uma-no-ha.