*UPDATE**Is this signature gendai?**UPDATE*

[jason_mazzy]

 

Thank you for your assistance.

 

 

please see new pictures. the seller decided to list on ebay:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... TQ:US:1123

 

Tanto

 

 

[Stephen]

looks older to me

[SwordGuyJoe]

Agreed, it's not gendai

[jason_mazzy]

hrmmmmmmm do we have an idea what period or who the school was?

[outlier48]

Additional pictures of the blade and a detailed description might help.

 

Charlie Brashear

[SwordGuyJoe]

What do you think Jason?

[jason_mazzy]

I wish I even had an opinion on this. I am looking at kanji and haven't found any that resmble them yet. i am waiting on some books, but even on the website kanji list I haven't figured it out yet

 

 

best guess is:

masa

chica toshi

toshi/shun or testo

 

Any of these even look familiar?

[Nobody]

Ref. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagasone_Kotetsu

 

However; I do not know that the mei is genuine or not.

[jason_mazzy]

Ref. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagasone_Kotetsu

 

However; I do not know that the mei is genuine or not.

 

 

is this what you believe the mei reads?

[jason_mazzy]

This gentleman put the sword on ebay, as a daisho set. after my urging him to take the pictures and pull off the handles it may be a real treasure. He listed all the new pics on the listing. Please I know you guys are sick of ebay but take alook at the pictures. Thank you:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... TQ:US:1123

 

he owns a shop where he ebays items for ppl. here is his reply:

My customer is a lady about mid-40's who sold me the set a few weeks ago. She said her grandfather was in Japan during WWII and brought the set home with him after the war. We believe the set may have been an award set or ornate gift of some sort. Have not been able to have the writings translated even by a young lady who grew up in Japan. Possibly dialect confusion, not sure.

[Stephen]

well you eye sure has picked up, quite the set even if the mei is gimei, if it is. Koichi san told you how its signed ..google Kotetsu and youll find a big big name. as nice as all this is im sure it will go high. anyone have the tanto mei down?

Someone buy it quick just to get the prints off the blade. Nihonto Gods hit me up!!

[jason_mazzy]

Yes the bids started after i posted here. i am curious if one of our members will grab it. If you do remeber there are only pictures like those on the listing because of me lol

[estcrh]

Yes the bids started after i posted here. i am curious if one of our members will grab it. If you do remeber there are only pictures like those on the listing because of me lol

Seller canceled the auction???

[Stephen]

must of had a letter telling him he had treasure?

[Lee Bray]

must of had a letter telling him he had treasure?

 

Shame it's wrong...

[k morita]

Hi,

Attached Oshigata from [study of Nagasone Kotetsu] by Shozo Sugihara,1925.

[John A Stuart]

During the night I checked through the Kotetsu book and can say confidently 99.99% gimei. However I would have bought it for many times the price. John

[Stephen]

Shame it's wrong...

 

Lee

 

did you make a offer he could not refuse? LOL

[k morita]

Tanto is good jigane.

[Stephen]

Morita sama

 

would you be so kind to tell me the mei on the tanto

[Grey Doffin]

The mei on the tanto is a date, Keio something. Keio 1 is 1865.

Grey

[Bruno]

Sorry to ask a question which answer might appear obvious, but why nobody bidded on it? Are 1000$ too much?

[Stephen]

Bruno

 

it had one bid which was cancled when before he closed the auction otherwise the bid would have won it for 1'000$. click on bids its at the bottom.

[ottou812]

The seller cancelled the auction to be relisted later after more research can be done. Maybe the seller will be visiting NMB to sought out some information.

 

I've looked at the oshigata from Fujishiro and I'm very sure it's gimei. One particular kanji was missing a couple of strokes. And if Grey is right about the date, it's a couple of hundred years later than it ought to be.

[estcrh]

Sorry to ask a question which answer might appear obvious, but why nobody bidded on it? Are 1000$ too much?

Bruno, this item was listed in the wrong category, thats one reason it did not get the attention it might otherwise have. If it had been listed in the antique section I am sure it would have been noticed...I have purchased items on ebay that were listed wrong for much less than expected...putting an item within sight of your expected buyers takes a little knowledge of were those buyers will be looking. Jason did pretty good on this one!

[jason_mazzy]

Signature from tanto:

 

 

 

have fun!

[Lee Bray]

Sorry to ask a question which answer might appear obvious, but why nobody bidded on it? Are 1000$ too much?

 

I think various bits of the koshirae alone were worth that and certainly the sword stand was worth more than that.

Katatan is gimei but I think most here would have not minded at that price...if it had stayed at that price.

 

Eric is right about the auction category being wrong but I've a feeling this was bought privately.

[ottou812]

I've a feeling this was bought privately.

 

I was told by the seller that the item in question will be relisted after some research has been done.

[Lee Bray]

Good to know, thanks.

[k morita]

The tanto Mei is:

 

Inaba ju Kanekage.

Unlisted swordsmith on Honma's [ Nihonto Meikan] 3rd ed,.