Tanuki Yokai

I say it’s modern and gimei compare with this https://nihontoantiques.com/project/yasukuni-akitomo-fss-681/

You have to show the blades sugata. A picture from a 90degree angle of the Blade without tsuka and the habaki. Even then you can’t be sure... For a „good“ amateur appraisal you better show everything. with that pic only I would say early edo

Happens from time to time on the bidding site its ok 😄 https://sword-auction.com/en/product/3300/as15035-短刀正房/ Im more in love with his "From the Heavens" descriptions when the smith gives an interview about the sword.

I think i read at usagiyas website that choji heads can become tobiyaki after a polish because the big heads are deeper hardned then the lower part. After the polish they get disconnected from the hamon and become tobiyaki. In my opinion that means that a hitatsura blade dont have to lose its "felx" because the hardening could be mainly on surface. Also many blades have a lower carbon content in the core what makes it less likely to harden. I dont think you can say how durable a blade is just by looking at hamon.

Typical komonjo gimei

Thanks for your input, so can i assume from the color of the fuchigashira that they are made of some kind of shibuichi ?

Here it is, what do you think ?

Just a picture with my phone seems good

Chris I was wondering and checked it on the site, you took the picture above sunagashi, thats the uchinoke. http://www.nihontocraft.com/nihonto_hamon_hataraki.html Sunagashi

Maybe you are right and i learn something. Ok then lets hope best and i will show them when i get them. At least they dont look like cast ?

Hi, i bought this tsuka because of the menuki. It was advertised as an edo piece. Im not very experienced with fittings and wonder if i spend my money well. It wasnt expensive. I will recive it next week. Thanks

Looking at the yasurime i would say edo. And for the shape i would say its unokubi zukuri with hira zukuri base. http://www.ksky.ne.jp/~sumie99/styles.html

Ohh wow thank you. I would have needed years to read that kanji.

The thing you think it is utsuri is just some kind of oxidation in my opinion. To the other question about age i would say its old but a better picture of the nakago would help with the current picture im not even sure if i see 3 or 4 mekugiana.

Looks ubu to me, what does Tsurota say ?

Hi, i bought this painting some time ago and wonder what is written on the box. Thanks for any help, i think the signature is just masa ?

Saka choji or saka gunome

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I took some pictures this weekend with my new camera and just want to share them. Im still new to this whole camera hobby (i had to downsize them for nmb) 1 2 i think i need some more posts and i hope u dont think this is a waste of server dataspace 😄

I would say If Late edo is not correct its early edo. And i think the kissaki is ok. And i wouldnt worry about the tsuka if it has a tight fit.

It would be helpfull if you put down that "habaki" but i would say from what i see its a shortend sue bizen blade. I think its a Sukesada 😄

I would go for a yokoyama school smith but your pictures show no hada or the boshi so its a wild guess because of the hamon and the tight nioi guchi.