Just For A Fun Week End

[Jean]

Find the error:

 

http://www.aoijapan.com/katana-suishinshi-masahide

[Maurice_lmb]

hello Jean

 

what a sharp eye 

 

Maurice

[almeister]

Hi Jean

1st of all obviously the dates etc .. in info given is not consistent ( not uncommon to see from AOI - as they tend to get info muddled at times ) However I'm sure there's more to your quiz than this !

Cheers , AlanK

[Bazza]

Thought I'd replied, but it seems to have been lost.  Sent a PM to Jean with my error found, but like AlanK, I'm sure there is more to Jean's challenge than the date confusion.

 

BaZZa.

[BIG]

False nakago...

 

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/3261-older-nakago-welded-on-a-newer-blade-how-to-recognise-it/

 

Best Regards

[vajo]

Thanks Big i see it now.

 

This is not very funny for JPY ¥1,650,000-

[ROKUJURO]

MASAHIDE forged the blade when he was only two years old. He was a real talent! 

[Geraint]

Better than that Jean, he forged it two years before he was born.

[Stephen]

Bingo

[vajo]

As Big said it. The nakago was welded.

 

 

 

Edit: Conclusion it is not welded. 

[Brian]

No. I can pretty much guarantee you that the nakago wasn't welded

[Jussi Ekholm]

I'm on phone so I can't check it that well but the numeral date is just messed up at their English page. Their Japanese page has correct date 1789

 

寛政元年八月日

 

They even say Kansei in English description but have taken numeral year from Kanen by mistake.

[Jim P]

I am with Brian on this No welded nakago it would not get a NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper if that was the case maybe its, he was born in Yamagata pref. in 1750 He passed away in 1825 aged 76. should be 75 ?

[Stephen]

No weld clan here

[Jean]

Yes, he forged it before even being conceived he was very good...deep foundation/roots for the Shinshinto founder...