What to think of Tokuno Kazuo origami

[JeanEB]

Hi all, 

I'm trying to figure out how much consideration I should give to origami from Tokuno Kazuo, the author of the Toko Taikan. Recently, I have been seeing auctions where the only form of appraisal has been papers from Tokuno Kazuo. Given that some of these listings have rather audacious claims (e.g. this "fukuoka ichimonji" https://www.jauce.com/auction/b1183360371). 

I will admit that unlike NBTHK or NTHK organizations, I have not seen or been able to find much information about his appraisals. Is he reputed to be fairly accurate or prone to attribution inflation? are his origami often faked?

I'll be thankful for anyone who has experience with his work. 

[Lewis B]

Doesn't look like any Fukuoka Ichimonji I've seen, but I've been looking for one of his books (Tatakara Daikan). He makes some quite controversial claims like Go Yoshihiro was a Yamato smith, namely Senjuin, having connections with Yamato Shizu, but no association to the Sagami smiths.  

[Rivkin]

This looks like a good late-end Muromachi Bizen piece. Alternative would be Ishido, but boshi is not sugu which as atypical.

During 1970s such items indeed at times were judged as Ichimonji you even see green papers and Kanzan Sato's sayagaki to this attribution.

A lot of people would say Honami Koson sayagaki is fake, but again its consistent with others, so probably real.

 

One interesting thing about Tokuno Kazuo is judging by certificates I've seen he was the go to person if the blade was good, but you wanted an extra class attribution. Like you have a nice Ishido with ichimonji "ichi" kanji, you go to him and get papers for Ichimonji. There were a few high end collectors who had very high opinion of him and used his services repeatedly but at the same time today I would be worried seeing his papers.