Wakizashi Posted April 28 Author Report Posted April 28 Need translation on wakizashi and Johanna Quote
Hokke Posted April 28 Report Posted April 28 You heard him translation monkeys, get to work…..and don’t forget about the johanna, whatever the hell that is. Tell me again why you don’t charge for this service Brian? Ridiculous 1 1 1 Quote
Wakizashi Posted April 28 Author Report Posted April 28 10 minutes ago, Hokke said: You heard him translation monkeys, get to work…..and don’t forget about the johanna, whatever the hell that is. Tell me again why you don’t charge for this service Brian? Ridiculous Quote
Wakizashi Posted April 28 Author Report Posted April 28 Sorry on auto fill the corrections are wakizashi and kogatana identifications Quote
ChrisW Posted April 28 Report Posted April 28 Just to make a little light fun... but someone is going to get a broken neck craning their head around to get a look at these mei! On a serious note, always try to arrange it so the tip of the sword is pointing upward in the photo so the mei is at the easiest angle to read. This can be easily done by editing the photo on your computer before posting it. Quote
Wakizashi Posted April 29 Author Report Posted April 29 Can you tell me anything about kaniyasu Quote
Wakizashi Posted April 29 Author Report Posted April 29 I just read there were six brothers so no way to identify which one other than the last name? Quote
ROKUJURO Posted April 29 Report Posted April 29 Augie, the signature reads KUNIYASU, not kaniyasu. To identify a swordsmith, you have to compare the work (in the blade) with certified examples. You need to see the blade (in good traditional polish) in-hand for that. The signature is the final factor of evidence in this comparison. 1 Quote
Wakizashi Posted April 29 Author Report Posted April 29 Thank you Jean so how would I go about finding certified examples if wanting to certify this piece or is it worth the effort I’m a rookie at this, piece was in my grandfathers attic I’m located in California Quote
Bazza Posted April 29 Report Posted April 29 (edited) The mei looks good? Now the workmanship. The saya looks great lacquer. BaZZa. Edited April 29 by Bazza Add comments, picture Quote
Brian Posted April 29 Report Posted April 29 The kogatata you can usually ignore the signature anyways. They were mostly honorific or a homage to smiths, and mostly not made by the person in the signature. The few that are, you'd need to be able to see the workmanship, hamon etc to know if it is, and it doesn't really affect much either way. Focus on the sword. Quote
ROKUJURO Posted April 29 Report Posted April 29 7 hours ago, Wakizashi said: ......how would I go about finding certified examples if wanting to certify this piece or is it worth the effort. I’m a rookie at this, piece was in my grandfathers attic..... I’m located in California Augie, there are different ways. In case you were really interested in the subject of Japanese swords, you would buy books and read and learn. Another way would be to see swords in exhibitions, sword shows, and collections, and compare. Looking at swords online is often helpful as you have possibilities of enlarging an image and see details. But maybe the easiest way is to go to one of the meetings of a sword club, and as you are luckily in California, there are good possibilities ( https://www.ncjsc.org/ or san-francsisco-Japanese-sword-society ). These experts will certainly help you. Please read here on NMB on handling and maintenance of Japanese swords, so no damage occurs to your - possibly - valuable item! You cannot certify your sword; this is done in Japan. 3 Quote
Wakizashi Posted April 29 Author Report Posted April 29 Many thanks Jean thank you for your patience and knowledge this definitely sounds like a new venture that I’m willing to do research on will look into this again thank you Quote
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