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  4. Help With Info On Tanto

    in Nihonto

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    Hello,

     

    I just acquired the Tanto in the photos attached. It came with a NTHK certificate atributing it to Noshu Seki ju Kanefusa. However, the Noshu Seki ju Kanefusa is a whole lineage of sworsmiths spanning along a few hundreds of years. Is there any hint about which Kanefusa made this tanto?

     

    Any other information about the shape or the hamon will be welcomed.

     

    Regards,

     

    Marius

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  6. Tanto Help

    in Nihonto

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    Excuse my ignorance, but based on what is this tanto considered to be shinto? Why cannot it be Muromachi for example?

     

    But is it a tanto or a short wakizashi, as the nagasa seems to be rather long?

     

    So how long exactly is the nagasa?

  7. Recovering Lost Signatures

    in General Nihonto Related Discussion

    Posted

    Very interesting question, and the answer is yes.

     

    Ttheoretically both techniques you mentioned could be used for identifying old signatures (the signatures are usually chiseled and during chiselling the material is compressed both vertically and sideways).

     

    However, this is not done because it is extremely costly, and unless you have a lost Masamune (figuratively speaking) the cost for reading the signature will exceed by more than ten times the price of the sword.

  10. Katana By Masanaga

    in Nihonto

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    Beautiful Hizen-to Marius. Awhile back I sold/part traded my Hizen Masanaga katana. It also had a full signature that ended close to the end of the nakago as your sword does. It was a tough one to part with! I'll see if the owner might share a photo or so for you here. Hamon was a little different, more like a cluster of midare-gunome, some suguha, another cluster and so-on. Mr. Tanobe told me that to find an intact, full mei of Masanaga (sandai Masahiro) is rare to find. I've always found the works of Hizen Masahiro and his brother Yukihiro quite interesting and once had several generations to lay out together for study. Today I have only my early found shodai Masahiro and Yukihiro, but have added three sword by their father, Hizen Yoshinobu, brother-in-law of mainline Tadayoshi. Again, congratulations!

    Ron STL

    Thank you! :)

  11. Signed Fuchi Translation

    in Translation Assistance

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    Looks like he is in Haynes as H 02910.0, Family name; Kawakami, aka: Seiryuken (as mentioned), Tatsukichi, Tatsunosuke. Worked in Mito in Hitachi Province, and later in Tokyo. Born in 1832, still alive in 1912. So worked in late Edo-Meiji period. Student of the first Hagiya Katsuhira, in the Meiji period he moved to Tokyo. His son was Yoshitada, and student was Tadatoshi. Looks like he signed with two different 'toshi' characters, Haynes has him listed with one, both both are in Markus' book with a picture of the mei, that looks very close to this fuchi. Mike

     

    Very interesting!

     

    Thank you!  :)

  12. Katana By Masanaga

    in Nihonto

    Posted

    Yes, that is true. It is the digital book I was thinking of, which I believe Roger will sell through his site.

     

    Best,

    Ray

    Thank you very much for the info!

     

    Will try to get the book.

     

    Have a nice weekend!  :)

  13. Katana By Masanaga

    in Nihonto

    Posted

    Thanks Stephen.

     

    Bitchu daijo is an honorary title.  It means assistant lord of Bitchu province.

     

    The Hizen Masahiro line of smiths is very well regarded.  I am not sure how the third generation ranks.  If you google sandai Masahiro you should find information.

     

    I have not attempted to validate the signature as genuine, however the work and shape of the sword look like Hizen Masahiro work.

     

    Nice sword and nice mounts

     

    Dale

    Thank you very much again for your help!

     

    I trust the sword/signature is genuine as I bought it from AoiArt/Japan and it also has the NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho paper.

     

    Best regards... and have a nice weekend! :)

     

    Marius G

  14. Katana By Masanaga

    in Nihonto

    Posted

    This is one of the signatures of the third generation Masahiro. First signed as Hironaga. Received the title of Bitchu daijo in 1665.

     

    Dale

    Thank you very much for your reply!

     

    Does Bitchu Daijo mean something? Is it a good swordsmith?

     

    I bought the sword because I liked the shape and the Hamon, but I have no idea whether the sword is of good quality or not, or whether the swordsmith is good or not. Anyhow the sword looks very nice, with very fine hada and very beautiful hamon. :)

     

    And I will certainly take very good care of it!

  17. Katana By Masanaga

    in Nihonto

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    Hello,

     

    Not long ago I got this Katana by Masanaga (signed HIZEN KUNI BICHU DAIJO FUJIWARA MASANAGA).

     

    I would like to learn more about the sword and its maker, so any comment would be welcomed!

     

    Regards,

     

    Marius G

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  18. Mass Produced Sukesada?

    in Nihonto

    Posted

    Very interesting and educating comments! Thank you very much for helping me!

     

    While I have absolutely no specific knowledge about when Katate-uchi swords appeared and disappeared, saying that for example beginning with 1530 Katate-uchi fell out of favour sounds like saying that beginning with 1970 propeller airplanes fell out of favour... but it doesn't mean that they abruptly stopped being produced and used... as we can see propeller planes being produced and used even today. In my understanding... :dunno:

  25. Mass Produced Sukesada?

    in Nihonto

    Posted

     hi Marius,

     

    with out jumping the line, there are some easy pointer to IDing bundle swords.

     

    1. they normally arnt dated, takes to much time
    2. the mei is short, either bishu or bishu ju
    3.  and the pics arnt good, but look at the work, is the hada course with openings or evan and visable

     

    Hey Joe, IS his shop small and crowed or what. he can really fit some stuff in a small place

     

    Thank you very much! Now I begin to understand! :clap:

     

    Of course if one is concerned only about producing more swords, won't want to waste too much time inscribing a long and detailed signature, then waste even more time inscribing a date...

     

    And yes, the hada is very, very fine on my sword. Hardly visible with the naked eye. Surely it took a lot of time and many foldings to come up like this.

     

    Thank you again for this short, concise and very welcomed lesson!   :thumbsup: 

     

    Have a nice weekend! :)

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