Ray Singer

Seki ju Kanenori saku WWII Seki smith who produced gendaito (traditionally-made Japanese swords of the time period).

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Bitchu (no) kami Tachibana Yasuhiro

Masanori August, 1944

There were several swordsmiths who used this mei. I do not know which made this sword however the blade appears to be Shinto (early Edo period).

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This one may be signed 藤原金重 - Fujiwara Kinju

Perhaps the seller was indicating a representative time period he believes this smith worked (there were several Katsumitsu in the lineage), but from what I can see in the paper this sword does not have a specific date inscribed. Best regards, Ray

This sword does not appear to be dated. The mei is Bishu Osafune Katsumitsu.

This is marumune.

Yamashiro (no) kuni ju Fujiwara Norisada

Yamashiro (no) kuni ju Fujiwara Norisada

Tadamitsu

Listing an elaborate wakizashi by Mino Kaneuji (Muromachi period) in shirasaya with koshirae. This is a later generation of Kaneuji from the famous Masamune smith Shizu Kaneuji, and by a smith considered to be of straighline descent from Shizu. The blade has a quite active choji-midare in ko-nie, reminiscent of So-den Bizen in places. Forging is itame-hada, and is healthy. The nakago is ubu, and signed with a nijimei of Kaneuji. Shape is shinogi-zukuri with a rarely seen marumune. This blade recently passed shinsa and kanteisho will be forwarded to the buyer of arrival of the papers. The shirasaya has a sayagaki indicating as well that this Kaneuji is of the Mino group, and there is a very nice koshirae with red lacquer saya, a sukashi tsuba which appears to be kodai Akasaka, and a signed shakudo and gold dragon fuchigashira. KANEUJI (兼氏), Tenbun (天文, 1532-1555), Mino – “Kaneuji” (兼氏), “Nōshū Seki-jū Kaneuji” (濃州関住兼氏),Muroya school (室屋), this Kaneuji was a descendant of the Kaneuji line that had once moved from Naoe to Seki and had joined there the local Muroya school, suguha, notare mixed with gunome, gunome-midare, mostly in ko-nie-deki, in some cases also in nioi-deki $4,500 + shipping and PayPal

金 - Kin/Kane

I am not sure that I would agree, Naoe Shizu is a highly respected and desirable school with many juyo. An article from Darcy below. https://web.archive....m/naoe-shizu-katana/

Makes sense and that's not something I have seen in a recent kanteisho. Today, I think, the attribution on an NBTHK kanteisho for a koto blade which does not pinpoint a specific Kanemoto would be something like: Kanemoto (kodai) All that aside, being a sword sold at auction with only deprecated papers and suspicious appearance to the nakago, the mei should be looked at with caution.

Other reference to 別人, which does seem to be similar in intention to 'kuni fumei' or 'kodai':

Ninteisho reads 別人. Perhaps this is intended as a similar meaning to 'kuni fumei'.

It looks like the mei might be a more recent addition, and there was an attempt a repatination. Not red paint, but it's strange and suspicious that the nakago is only repaired in the area of the mei. I can vaguely see the mei in the kicho ninteisho. Please show a clear straight on view of the papers.

Unfortunately I think you will find that this is not an authentic inscription for Izumi (no) kami Kunisada.