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Fuchi style Iwamoto?


Mantis dude

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Hi all,

 

Picked up this fuchi off ebay. I like the design of it and is a bit different from what I normally see. To my surprise it was actually signed and I must admit that there is something very satisfying about translating a signature. It translated to Iwamoto KonKan with Kao. The next part was to try and determine if gimei or not and after seeing some signature's out there I think it is a gimei. It was interesting to learn that this artist is considered to be one of the top kinko guys and therefore one of the most forged smiths out there. One of the nice things is that even if a gimei you still learn about the supposed to smith and his skill level, etc. So therefore, it is still a good learning experience. So the piece is gimei, however, does the piece still fit the style of the school? Any opinions? Thanks.

 

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