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Hi guys! Recently bought at Japanese auction Gunbai. I will be grateful for any help in translation and your assessment of the item. Thank you
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If it is the right version, we can suppose that the blade was made earlier?
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If this version is true that means that the blade is made earlier?
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Tanto sharpness. The strange thing is that form kissaki 5-7 cm of the blade is medium sharp but the rest of the blade is dull. May be they saved money on polishing?
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Could it be late Edo? The auction description was as follow: A TANTO IN KOSHIRAE, EDO Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) The blade: The slender, gently curved blade with unokubi-zukuri, ihori mune and a short ridge on both sides. The hamon is toran in nioi-deki with ko-ashi. The hada is ayasugi-muji, ending in omaru boshi. The mumei (unsigned) nakago with one mekugi-ana, the tip is haagari. The mounting: The sentoku hamidashi tsuba (with two open hitsu-ana), the fuchi, kashira, kogai, kozuka koiguchi, and kojiri each worked in silver takazogan and hammered decoration. The menuki depicting birds. The rayskin tsuka with a black silk tsuka-ito. The saya is lacquered in roiro and red with butterflies and a peony bloom. NAGASA 29 cm, LENGTH 46 cm (total) Condition: Good condition with minor wear and traces of use, the blade with scattered tiny fukure and shallow scratches. The mounts with few minuscule nicks. Provenance: Hungarian private collection.
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Hi, guys again. Could you attribute this tanto to school, Edo period? What the item on fuchi/kogatana means? Will be grateful for any comments
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Hello! I again asking for your opinion about my recent acquisition tanto/aikuchi. Nagasa length is 29 cm. No info available except is Edo.
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Thank you guys! Could you say me something about tsuba?
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Hello everybody, could you say me that this blade is koto? The blade comes from a reputable auction. As they made the mistake in the description saying that nagasa is 69 cm (in fact 60) I doubt their assessment of the blade attributed to koto. I understand that koshirae is of much later period and has no particular value. I ask you for help in the blade assessment. If you could tell me some words about tsuba tooI will be grateful.
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Thank you again. The price is not high but its auction. Overall it is not bad for the current price. If price goes higher I’ll stop.
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Hi, can not find Kunimori mei in the page of Uda school. The last kanji (Mori) is very rare. Could you help me again?
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Thank you!
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Thank you. I understood. So finally I have my lesson Thank you again.
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I’m trying:) I’m only asking questions about the blades that unclear for me. It is part of my learning. IMHO
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Thank you very much for your expertise. The declared nagasa is 37 cm and total length 61 cm. Therefore may be it was really shortened? I post additional photos.
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One more, guys! Will be grateful for response. Is it really Yoshii Yoshinori saku Yukan Japan, the blade Nanboku-chō period (1336-1392)?