Two Ubu Koto Blades Help Please

[paulb]

Dear All

When I took delivery of the swords recently listed for sale there were a number of others which I did not want to offer after an initial view. They were incomplete out of polish and had some issues. I have been looking again and there are two which I think need more investigation beofre either offering them for sale or deciding not to at this stage.

Both are ubu koto blades, they have an excellent sugata but are out of polish. On subesquent examination I found both were signed The first tachi mei and very fainly is something Mitsu (Possibly Taka but that is a long shot from my side)

The second signed katana mei Kane something Saku (possibly tsuna but a lazy guess)

I have played with these in photoshop to try and improve the clarity and at the moment this is the best I can get.

Any help would be much appreciated as I try to pice some ideas together about these two swords.

 

 

Thanks in advance for any ideas

Regards

Paul

[Ray Singer]

The first may be Kaneharu saku (not certain) and the second Morimitsu.

 

Regards,

Ray

[paulb]

Many thanks Ray much appreciated

[Kronos]

I'd agree with ray although the haru is quire hard to make out. The higaki yasurime would point to kaneharu although it's rare in mino daito compared to tanto. Excellent point for kantei however as it can really narrow a sword down.

 

I don't have my swordsmith index to hand right now but I think the only morimitsu signed like that were a couple of early kozori smiths.

[Nobody]

The first one is 兼巻作 - Kanemaki saku.

[paulb]

Dear Moriyama san

thank you very much for your help.

[Brian]

I would never have gotten that.

 

Brian

[paulb]

me neither