Lindus Posted March 26, 2011 Report Posted March 26, 2011 Have an O Tanto signed " Hizen hirado no ju Nakayama Suketsugu tsukuru" dated Keio 3rd year 8th day. Hira zukuri ko wakizashi.O tanto,iori mune & shallow sori of 3mm. Moto haba 30mm,saki haba 22mm,kasane 8mm. Hamon in nioi deki with a well defined habuchi. Streight yakidashi becomes rolling gunome midare,some ashi. boshi is an extended chu suguha section turns into an O maru with long, even haeri that turns into crisply up to meet the mune. Ji tetsu, distinct mokume hada with some itame. Nakago is streight and broad,113mm. Rounded kuri jiri gives the impression of a Bizen nakago. Single mekugi ana, yasurime are kiri near the machi becoming sujikai towards the jiri. Hopefully you will agree that it has all the properties leaning toward a decent sword by a decent smith....my question is this. I cannot find anything on the man. Roy Quote
Grey Doffin Posted March 26, 2011 Report Posted March 26, 2011 Hi Roy, The only reference I found with my Index is the one you've quoted from: an article in the JSS/US "Newsletter", Volume 27, #2, page 6. Otherwise, none of the sources in the Index mention him. Grey Quote
Lindus Posted March 26, 2011 Author Report Posted March 26, 2011 Hi Grey I had forgotten that,what year?,must be slipping old chap but these things niggle at me,great looking blade with quality mounts from a period where usually a great deal is known about smiths. Maybe Robert.R may have an idea,did not think to ask him then and now he has moved on from being the Hizen sensei gottogo,the Japanese film "Hidden blade" is about to start,if you have not seen it search it out,a masterpiece. Thanks for the reply Roy Quote
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