klee Posted January 11 Report Posted January 11 Is this how Hozon certificates used to be ? Never seen one with oshigata before https://www.aoijapan.com/katana-hizen-hirado-shin-masamitsu-1818/ 1 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted January 11 Report Posted January 11 Yes, oshigata are common on NBTHK certificates. 1 Quote
eternal_newbie Posted January 11 Report Posted January 11 18 minutes ago, Bugyotsuji said: Yes, oshigata are common on NBTHK certificates. They go with a photograph for mumei nakago to properly document all the dents, bumps and other identifying features, but in the case of a mei they will often use a rubbing/oshigata because it can be hard to photograph in a way that displays it well. 1 Quote
Lexvdjagt Posted January 11 Report Posted January 11 1 hour ago, klee said: Is this how Hozon certificates used to be ? Never seen one with oshigata before https://www.aoijapan.com/katana-hizen-hirado-shin-masamitsu-1818/ The oshigata system was used until photographs became standard. They switched to photographed nakago in the late 90s. 6 Quote
Curran Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 If it needs clarified, I believe the papers are from 1986 or so. 2 1 Quote
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