Fujiwara Yoshisada?

[Eric M]

Hello

I think the signature reads Fujiwara Yoshisada, do you read the same?

I searched the web but the only Fujiwara Yoshisada I can find had longer mei.

http://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths/meis ... +YOSHISADA

 

which smith do you think it could be?

the blade is a tanto out of polish but with a thin suguha so hizen could make sense?

thank you for your help

eric

[cabowen]

mei is a bit rustic.....would need to see more pictures of the blade...

[Bazza]

Hello

I think the signature reads Fujiwara Yoshisada, do you read the same?

I searched the web but the only Fujiwara Yoshisada I can find had longer mei.

http://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths/meis ... +YOSHISADA

 

which smith do you think it could be?

the blade is a tanto out of polish but with a thin suguha so hizen could make sense?

thank you for your help

eric

Yes, FUJIWARA YOSHISADA. Possibly late Koto Bungo Takada???

 

Regards,

BaZZa.

[Eric M]

what would make you think it is bungo? (i could not find a Fujiwara Yoshisada in bungo)

 

the tanto is out of polish and in the style of a armor piercer (7mm thickness at the mune machi)

the hamon is thin suguha

 

[cabowen]

There is one listed in the Meikan as working in Bungo....

[Alan Morton]

Eric,

 

it is not an armour piercer but is Unokubi-zukri, if it has a yokote

 

line it is Kanmuri-otoshi. The tang and tip looks Bizen to me.

 

 

Alan

[Eric M]

difficult to see with the pics but it is Kanmuri Otoshi Zukiri (it does not turns back to thick near the tip)

armour piercer would be indeed have a thickness of more than 1cm

 

what makes you feel it is Bizen?