Need Help Authenticating

[obiwanknabbe]

Hello my distinguished friends,

 

I have been offered a blade by a fairly well known smith, price neg, and i wanted to make sure i was looking at a legitimate example of the work prior to making an offer. The smith is Matsuyama ju muneyushi .. Below is the mei of the blade in question (red in image). I have also attached a known and certified example of his mei (black background).. I do see some differences, but also some similarities .  Im also keeping in mind that these two blades were made at different points in his life.. that being said, does this look correct to you.. Yasuri mei looks right. Some of the kanji seems to line up.. Not sure how much the blade pic will help as its out of polish but solid. 

 

 

What do you guys think? If correct, what do you think is a fair offer?

 

Kurt K

[ROKUJURO]

MATSUYAMA no JU KODA MUNEYOSHI.

My feeling is that the signatures are not close..

[obiwanknabbe]

Thank you for your feedback Jean.

 

Any other opinions? I would like to form a consensus. 

[Shugyosha]

Hi Kurt,

 

I'm with Jean on this: they don't look like the same hand to me. Have you compared the workmanship on the blades?

 

Best,

John

[obiwanknabbe]

hard to.. the one im being offered is not in hand or in the best polish. Im looking for some more examples to make comparisons

against.

 

Kurt

[SteveM]

Here are some other examples

http://www.touken-sato.com/event/katana/2013/03/T-muneyoshi-01.html

 

http://nihontou.jp/choice03/toukenkobugu/katana/527/00.html

[obiwanknabbe]

See this makes it harder.. That bottom one posted by steve shares some similarities with my top picture.. especially the curved kanji for saku.  further study needed. 

[obiwanknabbe]

Anyone else have any examples of this mei?