Shikekuni? Thoughts

[M Ubertini]

Hello all,

 

I am sending this wakizashi in for shinsa soon i hope. Mei is shigekuni (gimei?). Generation? Thank's in advance for your feedback.

 

Matt Ubertini

 

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[John A Stuart]

Hi Matt, Excellent pictures. This wak certainly has a Yamato look about it. Charaxteristics are there. Tegai ? Can't tell the schools apart in later period. Fits profile, I think, of the shodai Shigekuni. Nidai and sandai followed closely the style, yes? The mei leaves me cold somehow, the 'shige' kanji, but I have no books with which to compare. However, I like this sword's positives. John

[paulb]

Matt,

where are you sending it for Shinsa? Unless something has changed recently if you send it to the NBTHK all they will tell you is that it is gimei. The NTHK (original group) will usually tell you what they think it is if they fail it. At least they did at the last London event they held.

regards

Paulb

[M Ubertini]

Hi All,

 

So, I resurrected this post from a couple of years ago because I finally got this wak to shinsa. Hope the link to the picture of the Shigekuni still works, but the NTHK judged the mei to be authentic and placed this Shigekuni to : Monju Shigekuni, in Kii during Kyoho, 1716. Do anyone know which generation this is and the smith rating, points, etc.?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Matt

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

I think it is the yondai, rated chujo by Fujishiro.

[Jamie]

Hi Matt,

 

Can I see a ppicture if you feel like posting one?

The link up top didn't seem to work. I figured it may be old.

 

Thanks

Jamie