Thoughts on attribution

[Cricyvican]

Hello,

 

Checking in, have been doing some research on this Mei "Kanesada" with addition of the Kouson but does this seem like it is what it purports to be on several levels, ie the Kinzogan Mei and Kouson papers? 

I know the old Kanteisho is not a good indicator of legitimacy. Have been searching the Mei for other examples but have been having a difficult time searching.

 

 

[SteveM]

This is essentially a mumei sword, so there is no original Kanesada mei on this sword. The two gold lacquer signatures are: Kanesada - presumably written by Kōson, and the signature of Kōson himself.

 

The actual inscription on the sword is an inscription that was added later, and it says 関東 (Seki Higashi, or maybe Kantō, but I think given the supposed origin of the sword it should be Seki Higashi). In any event, it isn't Kanesada's signature on the sword, so you'll have to dig into an analysis of the sword itself, which is hard to do with photos. 

 

The Kōson signatures look real, but all signatures and papers can be faked, so best to proceed with extreme caution. (The sayagaki also has Kōson's signature on it). 

 

[PNSSHOGUN]

You can almost guarantee this has failed re-submission and is one of the many suspect swords doing the rounds on Yahoo auctions.