wakizashi assistance

[Lenny]

Hi, has anyone seen origami attached? I've looked online and have not been able to find anything similar looking to it. Also, would appreciate help with the signature.

Thanks a lot.

[Rivkin]

These were common before torokusho system became the standard (1951-1953). Some were issued by police stations in very poor English as early as 1945-1946, some by non-government societies or prefectural authorities. From the beginning of the occupation you could still own a sword if it was certified as art or of important historical value, so these papers were produced in considerable numbers, but most were discarded when the system became formalized.

 

Regarding the signature - while yasurime has some shinshinto tendencies, I would vote by default for late Muromachi. Maybe its Ise Masazane, in which case its not a bad school and the blade is worth looking over. Alternative maybe is Kanabo school... I am personally too lazy to look through examples of their signatures to see which matches, but the blade itself can reveal more.

 

Kirill R.

[16k]

I think the Yasurime and shape of the nakago don’t look like the Sengo school at all. I’d verge towards Gimei.