Not sure what this is

[JAL]

Hi, 

I am not sure what this is, I never saw this before.

The Yoshindo Yoshiara wakizashi very early  has also a NBSK paper, but also this came with it.
 

any help would be appreciated including help with the translation. 
 

best regards

 

John L.

[JAL]

Here is the NBSK paper, but no help needed for this one.

 

best regards 

 

John L.

[Bugyotsuji]

The first one looks Chinese, and the second, NBTK, I’ve not heard of.

(Awaiting others’ opinions or directions.)

[eternal_newbie]

@Bugyotsuji The NBSK are an organization that focuses on promoting modern swordsmithing, and offer certifications for newly-made blades that would otherwise not qualify for NBTHK documentation (both as a way of boosting visibility for the smiths under their umbrella, and helping to combat gimei targeting contemporary smiths). They also run an annual competition similar to the NBTHK's competition, and many smiths choose to enter both of them.

 

https://nbsk-jp.org/english/

 

Here are the results of last year's competition: https://nbsk-jp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/15th_kekka_e_02.pdf

[xiayang]

3 hours ago, Bugyotsuji said:

The first one looks Chinese

 

It's not Chinese.  The document looks really weird.  With a few exceptions (like the title 鑑定書), the "characters" are either completely unreadable or sort of resemble real Hanzi/Kanji, but not getting them quite right.  I suspect it's AI-generated slop.

Edited 2 hours ago by xiayang