Attribution Vote?

[ashibagou]

Yagyu or Kanayama or… Owari?

Size is 69 X 64 X 5.

Strong tekkotsu at mimi.

Not papered yet.

 

 

[Curran]

My opinion is that it is None-of-the-Above .

It doesn't fit the textbook definitions of any of those schools.

 

Quite a challenging thing.

[Okan]

Agree with @Curran...

 

 

 

 

[DirkO]

Textbook no, but looking at the design, it's close to Yagyu, albeit less subdued. So late Yagyu?

[Steve Waszak]

Also agree with Curran and Okan.  To me, it looks mostly like a late (modern?) work "inspired" by Owari sensibilities.  The workmanship and finished look of the piece, though, do not conform to Owari sukashi, Kanayama, or Yagyu, in my opinion.  

[Curran]

26 minutes ago, Steve Waszak said:

Also agree with Curran and Okan.  To me, it looks mostly like a late (modern?) work "inspired" by Owari sensibilities.  The workmanship and finished look of the piece, though, do not conform to Owari sukashi, Kanayama, or Yagyu, in my opinion.  

Okay, Steve said it first. 

This is what I was thinking.

It reminds me of the early efforts of a contemporary artist I know.

 

[Spartancrest]

I can see where the Yagyu vibe comes from - Yagu often have that half melted [yakite] look to them. But I don't know enough to say it is.

 

Edited January 17 by Spartancrest
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[ROKUJURO]

I have seen some YAGYU with completely different steel surface, looking more "sandy" than this one.

[Curran]

Generally they tend to be more sandy, like this one.

This one passed Hozon to Yagyu last year.   

Chrysanthemums in a Bowl of Water, or something like that. Fluidity in life?  Good mindset for fencers.

 

 

[Curran]

Some like this one are a lot less of the sandy variety.

TH to Yagyu. Theme is the 4 Classes of Japanese (Edo) Society

 

This one might have been a special commission. Very unusual theme, and not evident it is Yagyu at first glance.

The mimi and other evidence points to Yagyu.

Tsuba really need an angled view for kantei traits.