watchdude

we have 5 swords and many other things.https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/137694_militaria-antiquities-judaica-fine-decorative/

thanks so much. so for clarity and honesty we should change the liveauctioneers auction to read "possibly"Ryōkai Yoshizane and likely 1400? thanks

as i said I reached out on a FB board and a Japanese gentlemen said "There looks to be another stroke where the rust is above the '具', and there is also a Ryōkai Yoshizane listed: YOSHIZANE (能真), 1st gen., Ōei (応永, 1394-1428), Bungo – “Ryōkai Yoshizane” (了戒能真), Tsukushi-Ryōkai school, according to tradition the son of the 2nd gen. Yoshisada (能定), we know blades from the Meitoku (明徳, 1390-1394) to the Ōei era, he also worked in Buzen and some traditions say that he even worked in Yamashiro, jō-saku

need help. we will go live on live auctioneers on this one at no reserve in a few days. Not just P*ming the sale, but really do want to be accurate in our description. A rather spirited debate ensued when I asked on a FB group. One of the participants led us to the austere and noted expert group. thanks. (we will change the description based on info gleaned here) . https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Circa-1390-Nihonto-Samurai-Sword-Japanese-Gold-Inlay/333142704462?hash=item4d90da414e:g:PjwAAOSwSRJcpNDJ