SAS Posted November 3, 2016 Report Posted November 3, 2016 http://www.ebay.com/itm/201701454586 Sword is described as important Quote
Ray Singer Posted November 3, 2016 Report Posted November 3, 2016 Chikuzen (no) Kami Kurihara Nobuhide was an important smith and a 74cm Nobuhide could be considered an important find if it were authentic. Best regards, Ray Quote
SAS Posted November 3, 2016 Author Report Posted November 3, 2016 Kesho yasuri is present which is atypical; also, no horimono are present which would seem odd for one of the best horimono carvers of his time. Boshi is somewhat atypical. It seems like a good sword, but the price seems hopeful and has been dropped by $2000 usd. I have not really studied the mei. It is said to buy the sword, not the mei. Good luck to the seller and buyer. 1 Quote
Jean Posted November 3, 2016 Report Posted November 3, 2016 Steve, The clues: the price and no kanteisho What do you think: the seller is a nihonto pro and he would not put the blade to shinsa just to earn a few thousand more? Search the average price of a Nobuhide: 2 500 000¥ (24 k$) there is a nice book written by Kunitaro san on the smith if I remember well So nice sword but ..... Quote
SAS Posted November 3, 2016 Author Report Posted November 3, 2016 I thought the seller was being pretty hopeful but did not wish to offend anyone. Quote
Death-Ace Posted November 13, 2016 Report Posted November 13, 2016 I have the book by Kunitaro-san, and is a well worthwhile add to the library! Definitely many beautiful pieces with a bit of history added in. There are a few blades in the book that are sans horimono, but is definitely atypical of the pieces seen. I have a gimei Nobuhide with a 29in blade with hamon typical of his works, but the boshi, mei, and file marks appear to not depict his work. This piece seems to be the case as well, but still a nice looking blade÷ Quote
cisco-san Posted November 14, 2016 Report Posted November 14, 2016 Sorry to hijack this thread, but I would to get more information about this book from Kunitaro-san.... thx Klaus Quote
Grey Doffin Posted November 14, 2016 Report Posted November 14, 2016 2 books on Nobuhide and students that I am aware of: http://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/books/b528-kurihara-nobuhide-no-kenkyu-nbthk http://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/books/b794-kurihara-nobuhide-%26-modern-sword-artisans Not sure if either is the book referenced. Grey Quote
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