Hermes Posted March 7, 2008 Report Posted March 7, 2008 Hi, i am new here and i could use some help with a signature, it is being sold as Minamoto Kiyomaro and dated 1848. Sword and thanks for any help. BTW nice forum James Quote
Hermes Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Posted March 7, 2008 Hi back, so your saying it is a fake? It reminds me of the Old Japanese saying, for every 10 singed swords, 11 are fake. hehe James Quote
Brian Posted March 7, 2008 Report Posted March 7, 2008 James, Very nice looking blade indeed. These osoraku tanto tend to fetch top money, something about the unusual shape maybe? I would have to agree with Jacques. If genuine, it would probably have been sent for papers and would be very big $'s. I like this project: http://www.ksky.ne.jp/~sumie99/ns2.html From the style of the pics, I would take a big guess that this is one of Mike's (Historian) auctions on eBay? Tend to start to recognise the style sometimes. Brian Quote
Hermes Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Posted March 7, 2008 Brain, yes it is on Ebay, but the sellers name is komonjo and he only has 27 feedbacks, but who knows it might be Mike? He wanted $2,500 buy it now with no takers, way too cheap if it was real IMO and that is why i posted it here. BTW i agree about the papers James Quote
Brian Posted March 7, 2008 Report Posted March 7, 2008 Ah. I was right Mike is also Historian(333?) and uses Komonjo for his consignment items. He knows what he is selling, and will tell you if it is genuine. Decent seller, and a very gimei sword. Brian Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted March 7, 2008 Report Posted March 7, 2008 Agree with all of the above. Gimei almost any way you look at it. (Including the one glaring mistake) Quote
Hermes Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Posted March 7, 2008 Thanks a lot guys, i appreciate it! I have this one made in 2004 by Keium Naohiro, it's a hand full. James Quote
Hermes Posted March 9, 2008 Author Report Posted March 9, 2008 Here is one i got on Ebay a few years ago for $40 shipped buy it now, any information would be appreciated. James Quote
Jacques Posted March 9, 2008 Report Posted March 9, 2008 Hi, Mei reads Bizen Osafune ju Yokohama Sukenao saku Below the nagasa 9 sun Quote
george trotter Posted March 10, 2008 Report Posted March 10, 2008 Hi hermes, I came in late , so please disregard if this is already pointed out - but the character in the date given to you as 8 (ie 8th month) is actually Gan, meaning first, beginning month. So your date is actually 1st month of.... George Trotter Quote
Nobody Posted March 10, 2008 Report Posted March 10, 2008 Mei reads Bizen Osafune ju Yokohama Sukenao saku Below the nagasa 9 sun A minor correction for a typo (maybe); Yokohama -> Yokoyama Quote
george trotter Posted March 10, 2008 Report Posted March 10, 2008 Oops... I misread the mei, It was done correctly for you Gan Nen, hachi gatsu beggining year, eighth month. My mistake sorry:-( George T. Quote
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