Curious Cosmos

Thank you for sharing. I missed it by a week, I'll try to check it out next year.

I would be interested too if you could please share this information, thank you!

Thank you! That helped me narrow it down to Mino ju Mitsunaka (美濃住光仲). Doing a quick search yields many results that look very similar.

There were a lot of compliments on the koshirae and as an update, a worn down mei was found on the fuchi. Can anyone please make it out?

Thank you for the clarification! The mei is on the blade. I have attached a clearer photo.

Ah yes, I am referring to the mei on the kozuka. From an earlier post I found, (https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/39469-yamashiro-daij%C5%8D-minamoto-kunishige/) There were two Yamashiro-Daijō Kunishige, the father and the son. The 国 was what concerned me the most on the mei though I was able to find some results associated with the son. I found a piece that seems to have similar koshirae. https://www.e-sword....1110_2002syousai.htm I have added a photo of the nakago and a couple photos of the kissaki. I will see what I can do about the hada. Now that I've gotten some closer images, I can see the roughness. Is there a post I can be pointed to for proper cleaning and care or should professional assistance be looked at?

Thank you for the insight. The kozuka is fairly worn down and the signature on it is barely visible. The blade itself I had a hard time taking a photo of due to reflections. I have added a photo of the kissaki. Are there any specific items you want to see more photos of?

I recently came across a beautiful wakizashi and wanted to check its authenticity. I am fairly new to all this but I've tried to do my own research online. Everything about it looks correct, though I had some concerns about the signature on the tang Yamashiro Daijyo Minamoto Kunishige (山城大掾源国重). While not the cleanest photo, the signature mark looks rough. Any thoughts or opinions? I came across this forum and noticed a discussion on this maker from a few years ago identifying 2 particular individuals who used the same signature. Ichizō Yamashiro-Daijō Kunishige the 1st Denshichirō Yamashiro-Daijō Kunishige the 2nd I have included a photo of the tsuba, the kozuka, and the tsuka.