Ippei Yasuyo 一平安代 Wakizashi

[noneed2hate]

On 6/11/2024 at 8:51 AM, ROKUJURO said:

George,

you can improve the quality of your (admittedly quite good) photos by taking them against a dark background, with light from the side, and presented as cut-out, so nothing is disturbing.

Will attempt this advice for some more photos a bit later, thank you  

On 6/11/2024 at 10:38 AM, DKR said:

Thank´s for the pictures.

No problem at all!

15 hours ago, cisco-san said:

very nice blade...!!

I think so as well  Can't stop staring at it

13 hours ago, Jacques D. said:

Papered ?

Sadly not, perhaps I might submit it for shinsa in the future depending. 

[Jacques]

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Sadly not, perhaps I might submit it for shinsa in the future depending. 

I asked the question because there are two things bothering me: The first is that the mei is not at its usual place for this signature, and the second is that there are far too many ara nie for this swordsmith, who I remind you is a big name.

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[noneed2hate]

5 hours ago, Jacques D. said:

I asked the question because there are two things bothering me: The first is that the mei is not at its usual place for this signature, and the second is that there are far too many ara nie for this swordsmith, who I remind you is a big name.

 

Indeed, the mei does give me some apprehension for submitting to shinsa. If I feel the urge to submit it, I might have the mei removed professionally prior to doing so, otherwise I'll just appreciate the sword as is for now and study some more.