Lewis B Posted May 23 Author Report Posted May 23 Just now, Brano said: Just as an example JuBun Fukuoka-Ichimonji Tachi ubu nagasa 77.1cm and motokasane 0.6 / Sakikasane 0.3 I would take it without a second thought Motohaba is also a narrower at 2.65cm. 1 Quote
Brano Posted May 23 Report Posted May 23 1 hour ago, Lewis B said: What a great figure Brano. Did you compile that data? Do you have a similar one for early 14th century Soshuden? Here you are Time span to 1340, Soshu school Short blades separately and long blades separately 1 3 Quote
eternal_newbie Posted May 23 Report Posted May 23 34 minutes ago, Brano said: Here you are Time span to 1340, Soshu school Short blades separately and long blades separately Great data and presentation, thank you for that. Worth noting that because many Soshu smiths had Yamato-den influence (e.g. Go, Norishige, Shizu and their various followers) the data points don't necessarily give a true picture of the actual health of the blades, due to some having significantly high shinogi compared to the mune width. 1 Quote
Brano Posted May 23 Report Posted May 23 26 minutes ago, eternal_newbie said: Great data and presentation, thank you for that. Worth noting that because many Soshu smiths had Yamato-den influence (e.g. Go, Norishige, Shizu and their various followers) the data points don't necessarily give a true picture of the actual health of the blades, due to some having significantly high shinogi compared to the mune width. Same goes for Yukimitsu... Here are the data reduced for Shintogo, Masamune and Sadamune All blades vs. zaimei 1 Quote
Lewis B Posted May 23 Author Report Posted May 23 (edited) Nice work @Brano. Do the dots cross-reference to a specific blade? I'd be curious to know who made the outlier 70cm sword with an 8mm motokasane. Edited May 23 by Lewis B Quote
Brano Posted May 23 Report Posted May 23 2 hours ago, Lewis B said: Nice work @Brano. Do the dots cross-reference to a specific blade? I'd be curious to know who made the outlier 70cm sword with an 8mm motokasane. It is this JuBi Masamune However, we must realize that the blade is an o-suriage and we do not know its original length, which was also adapted to the kasane. 2 Quote
eternal_newbie Posted May 23 Report Posted May 23 2 hours ago, Brano said: Same goes for Yukimitsu... Absolutely. Yukimitsu in general is the biggest wildcard among the early Soshu smiths, as he worked in so many styles and sugata (and combinations thereof). Quote
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