Jacques
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Okay, In fact, Hon'ami Kozon does not say that there is only one tachi, but that he has only seen one. Have you had the opportunity to see both the tachi you mention and a tanto at the same time to judge the potential difference in quality? Do you have the knowledge to evaluate such a thing? Personally, I don't, and I trust a real expert more than an ordinary person who claims to be one. I questionned Chatgpt about the number of tachi answer below
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Absolutely not but it's a thing you don't understand
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You don't know the difference between good workmanship and art.
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It's always about zaimei swords..
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On paper it's easy, but with a sword in hands it's a different story. Can you see the subtlety? I can't. I haven't yet reached that level of knowledge. As for those who claim to judge the quality of a sword based on a few photos, give me a break.
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Who ?
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Good question, and I challenge anyone here to give me a good definition of it. For example, what makes one ji nie better than another?
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It's your money, it's your responsibility, no one has any advice to give you.
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Have you ever attended a juyo shinsa? No, so what you're saying is just the opinion of an ordinary person but in no way a valid argument.
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@Hoshi I'll tell my horse about it, he'll have a good laugh. ps like many others, don't pretend to be something you're not. ps2 you don't know who is my Japanese mentor/teacher.
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Not at all. Only the artistic value of a sword is taken into account when assigning a juyo. According to my Japanese mentor, Fujishiro's classification is based on a swordsmith's entire career and the quality of their entire body of work.
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I think this text by Hon'ami Kôzon, translated by AFU Watson, deserves to be read very carefully, especially by those who see daimei everywhere.
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Not the same. The one you quoted is dated from Showa 4 not showa 2?.(1315)
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It is the sword that obtains the Juyo, not the smith. Some average blacksmiths have sometimes created high level swords
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Einin gan-nen = 1293
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Until proven otherwise, Rai Kunimitsu has never signed Kunimitsu. ps In any case, thank you for the moments of big laughter you give me.
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What makes a sword a masterpiece?
Jacques replied to Hoshi's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
I don't want to get into this mess, but a masterpiece starts with the quality of the tamahagane that will be used to forge it. -
Are considered as Odachi swords over 90cm nagasa.
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What makes you say it's shingane? And what does shingane look like?
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Reliable sources please
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Thoughts and Attributions on an O-Suriage'd Wakizashi
Jacques replied to Marcus Devonport's topic in Nihonto
Probably Mino, and late Muromachi -
There is no shingane on tanto (too small).
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There was an umegane ont his sword, It's gone during the polishing (size 1.5mm).
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The author of Nihonto Koza is merely giving his opinion. It is said that Morikuni's work resembles that of Kotetsu (with a certain difference in level), yet Kotetsu's work has nothing that can be linked to Osaka,Kotetsu is a pure EDO swordsmith. I will leave you to draw your own conclusions. Question worth 10000: What distinguishes Osaka from Edo?. Morikuni is also quoted in the Shinto Taikan by Iimura (3 blades) and in the Kanzan Sato's Shinto oshigata dictionnary 1 blade.
