Jorgensen Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 Hi, I have this little tanto, it seems mei reads Yasumitsu (if correct). Can any point me towards which generation Yasumitsu and school, have my doubts. Pictures is best I can do... Nagasa: 22.5 cm Width at hamachi: 2.1 cm Thickness at hamachi: 8 mm Quote
Jean Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 Not the Bizen Oei, check the mei : http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/17414-achieved-collection-gokaden/ Check the niji mei Yasumitsu in Markus book. Either a sue Muromachi Odawara smith or a Showa Gifu smith(if the mei is valid). Quote
ROKUJURO Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 I am not sure about YASUMITSU as I tend to read MOTOMITSU. Unfortunately I have no sword books to compare. Quote
Curran Posted January 21, 2016 Report Posted January 21, 2016 Not Oei Yasumitsu. Does not look Oei Bizen. Quote
Jean Posted January 21, 2016 Report Posted January 21, 2016 Not the Oei Bizen Hada and not the mei of Oei Yasumitsu as I stated. Above. Remains only two solutions according Markus book (see my above post) Quote
Darcy Posted January 22, 2016 Report Posted January 22, 2016 Work looks right for Odawara Soshu. Quote
Jean Posted January 23, 2016 Report Posted January 23, 2016 I agree with Darcy. As mention above it was either Odawara late Muromachi or Mino Showa smith. The blade is too old to be made by Gifu smith. Odawara smiths often signed nijimei. I would like to see it once polish. Quote
Jorgensen Posted January 24, 2016 Author Report Posted January 24, 2016 Thanks gentlemen for you insights, as always I highly appreciate your oppinions. I have explored the Soshu Odawara way, in find many similarities from some of the other odawara smiths, so it seems to be very plausible that this Yasumitsu is the one from Odawara Soshu. Besides that, the koshirae seems too old to be Showa or certaintly Gifu as well as the patina on nakago... Think I must get this one polished and submitted to shinsa... Quote
Darcy Posted January 25, 2016 Report Posted January 25, 2016 Yasuharu and Yasukuni are in this school with similar work so I think it is further narrowing down that you have a Yasu pattern in the names and Soshu work and this mei being said to be in the school. The argument looks solid. So I think Jean got to it right away with research. Fusamune is also in there with them. This blade reminds me of yours at least in the hamon style. I think yours fits in nicely and definitely is worth polishing and will be a nice Soshu sword. These smiths where brought in by the local daimyo so he didn't get any fools. Overall quality is down in the time but I would expect this to look like a very nice Soshu blade. Any Soshu is hard to find and even if you got something unusual but from the younger period you have something nicely collectible. 1 Quote
Jorgensen Posted January 29, 2016 Author Report Posted January 29, 2016 Thanks for you comments, much appreciated. Darcy.... Funny that you mention the Fusamune blade, it was this one I found at some of the first on my search and found the similarities I mention in above post. And great you write your opinion as well as mentioning the info and comparison with the Yasuharu and Yasukuni smiths. Truly appreciated. The blade has a really nice koshirae too, not exactly making things worse =) Quote
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