Jacques
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Wrong, there is nothing in this mei to suggest that it is by Sadakazu. This mei is engraved clumsily, whereas Sadakazu's is very regular, and there are obvious errors (red circle). As for the rust and wear of the mei and yasurime, they are highly suspicious for a tanto from that period.
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Ok. There are some peculiarities in the way the mei is engraved. I ask you what they are. It is visible to the naked eye.
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I don't think Markus has seen all the existing blades; many are not documented.
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You are not answering my question, even though it is quite specific.
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Can you tell me what is special about Sakakazu's mei?
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More than 70 Osafune Sukesasa, good luck to find this one.
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Nice observation and thanks for the kind words (they are so rare ) When Tsuruta san says not guaranted, you can understand gimei.
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You'll never learn and that makes me sad
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David, I'd like to know what interests you about Nihontö
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Again, without having attended a shinsa this is just speculation. What I want is proven fact.
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Maybe (English is not my native language), but where is the "competition" ? What you say is pure speculation, nothing else. Anyway, I'm not interested in that , what I am interested in is recognizing a swordsmith's work at the first glance (that's not the case for many).
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Usually the given nengo indicates the period where the smith was the most active
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Yoshi@ I would love to know what is a bright and soft nioiguchi...
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A clear misunderstanding of the process. Some swords from the same smith will never get juyo because they don't reach the required level. A quality criterion is in no way “competitive”, this isn't a forging contest.
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Tanobe sensei gets paid for his sayagaki, so he tends to embellish things.
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Not necessarily if it's due to wear from polishing it can get a hozon
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Another source, AFU's translation of Nihonto Koza
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The Nihonto meikan, translated by Markus, makes the same mistake, underlining once again the need to always cross-reference to check the validity of what we read. Another source, Nihon koto-shi says that
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Wrong Is the rest of the text correct? What said Fujishiro
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Darcy was a dealer no more or less. He's never been to a shinsa and what he says is only his opinion. I met him in Tokyo and was able to judge the level of his knowledge. I don't believe anything, swords are judged on their artistic quality and I don't see how they can be put in “competition”. A Yamato is not comparable to a Bizen or a Soshu.
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Have you ever attended a Shinsa session? No, so don't talk about what you don't know.
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I fully disagree Ok. I was thinking more of a difference in the quality of the work than a simple fashion and market story.
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Higher tier ? Why ?
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Measurements before all..
