MovieFactoryYT Posted June 24, 2021 Report Posted June 24, 2021 Hello there, i joined this forum a couple off days ago because i needed help with a sword i got. I have been infected with the nihonto collecting fever a few months ago when i made my first purchase which i want to show off and hear opinions about it now. This wakizashi came with a hozon paper and a full oshigata. i think it was a bit more expensive than it had to be but i got a big discount on the next nihonto i bought from that seller so its alright i guess. it is attributed to "Ecchu Kami Kanekuni (2nd Generation)" of the "Yamato Tengai Kanenaga den" and dated to the Enkyō era (1744-1748). the tsuba does have a signature too but i havent deciphered it yet. if anybody can read it, the info would be greatly appreciated. 3 Quote
SteveM Posted June 24, 2021 Report Posted June 24, 2021 Your tsuba reads 洛陽西陣住 埋忠作 Rakuyō Nishijin-jū Umetada saku Rakuyō Nishijin is a section of Kyōto. Umetada is the name of a very famous metalsmith. Probably best to consider this as gimei. Your sword is a fine wakizashi. I don't know how much you paid for it, but I think it is a good first purchase. Many of us bought junk swords as our first purchase. Your sword here is not junk. 3 Quote
MovieFactoryYT Posted June 24, 2021 Author Report Posted June 24, 2021 luckily i did my "junk" collecting with cheap new produced non Japanese swords first so when it came to nihonto i was already somewhat expirienced. i think i payed 3.5k € originally for it. and yeah i dont think that its a legit signature. im sure the seller would have pointed it out then Quote
Geraint Posted June 24, 2021 Report Posted June 24, 2021 Dear Simon. Welcome and congratulations, a nice signed, papered sword, in polish and with nice koshirae. I did find one other tsuba signed this way that looks quite similar so maybe not a false signature but that really doesn't matter in this context. Enjoy! All the best. 2 Quote
Michaelr Posted June 24, 2021 Report Posted June 24, 2021 Very nice. Thank you for sharing MikeR 1 Quote
MovieFactoryYT Posted June 24, 2021 Author Report Posted June 24, 2021 somebody pointed out that i mistipped the school name, its Yamato TEGAI Kanenaga den, not TENGAI like i wrote originally Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted June 25, 2021 Report Posted June 25, 2021 I hope you've invested in a few books to study. Fellow NMB member Markus Sesko has written quite a few. Welcome aboard. 1 Quote
MovieFactoryYT Posted June 25, 2021 Author Report Posted June 25, 2021 yeah, already got a book by sesko called "Leitfaden zum japanischen schwert".no idea if there is an english equivalent tho Quote
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