rock island auction

[Stephen]

Moriyama sama i was wondering if the translation they give is correct as i dont find a Masafuso???

 

http://www.rockislandauction.com/view_i ... iid=193660

[Nobody]

Hi Stephen,

 

As you know, it must be a fake. But I tried to read the inscriptions, because they are too funny.

 

Nakago Ura; Jindachi (陣太刀) of 2 shaku 8 sun (84.8 cm) made by Izu no Kami (伊豆守) was shortened to 1 shaku 7 sun 5 bu (53.0 cm).

 

Nakago Omote; 武雄軒 日本西山之士 正中帯之 (???)

 

Blade Ura; to be fast like wind, to be silent like woods, to invade like fire, to be immovable like mountains. (Its origin is a phrase of 孫子(a Chinese strategist) and it was also used as the trademark of Takeda Shingen (武田信玄).)

 

Blade Omote; looks like a tameshigiri mei.

[Bungo]

the kanji are chiselled quite well on the nakago.

While not saying this is fake or otherwise but I feel this COULD BE an authentic Nihonto but someone other than a mass producer of fakes decided to " spice it up " a little .

The hamon outline and the lack of those prominent masame hada.............ummmmm, hard to tell one way or the other.

 

milt THE ronin

[Bungo]

life could be a lot simpler if they provide the NTHK paper !!

 

" The 1989 shinsa of Nippon Token Hozonkai evaluated this wakizashi at 70 points and identified it as the work of Satsuma Kuni Masafuso, 3rd. "

 

May ne the auction mispelled the attribution ? he meant Masafusa ?

 

 

milt THE ronin

[jasper]

Two people must have thought it was something as it sold for $5175!

 

Auction# 1775

 

http://www.rockislandauction.com/upload ... 06_408.pdf

[pcfarrar]

Someone must have more money than sense. No way ever that sword is worth $5175. You could buy a decent papered wak in full polish for that price.