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In the 676 nbthk monthly magazine. Shijo Kantei To No 674 ( in the 2013 March issue) The answer for the Shijo Kantei To No. 674 in the March issue is a tachi by Osafune Masamitsu dated Eitoku 2 This tachi has a standard width, and the widths at the moto and saki are different. The blade is slightly thick for the width, there is a high koshizori, the tip has sori, and there is a chu-kissaki. This kind of shape is seen often from the late Nambokucho era,and approximately after the Eiwa era. Some of Masamitsu’s works are similar to late Nambokucho time Kosori work, but when compared with those, his jihada and hamon are brighter. Masmitsu’s jihada are itame mixed with mokume and nagarehada, and the hada is visible. There are ji-nie, chikei, midare utsuri, and often different color jifu appears. The hamon are based on a shallow ko-notare, mixed with ko-gunome, ko-choji, and ko-togari, and the yakiba are low or narrow for the mihaba. The entire hamon is small, and there is a nioiguchi and ko-nie. The boshi are midarekomi, and tips are sharp. Around the Joji era, his few early works are in the Enbun-Joji style, and are large tanto and hira zukuri wakizashi. The hamon are kataochi-gunome or notare mixed with gunome, which are similar to his teacher Kanemitsu’s style, and of his older fellow students Motomitsu and Tomomitsu. Masamitsu is famous as a student of Kanemitsu along with Motomitsu and Tomomitsu. Motomitsu and Tomomitsu’s active period was around the Enbun and Joji eras. Masamistu’s dated works are before and after the Joji period into the early Muromachi Oei era. Thus Masamitsu’s active period was later than the other two senior smiths. His teacher Kanemitsu’s latest date was during the Joji period which was Masamitsu’s earliest working period. His elder students Motomitsu and Tomomitsu’s last dates were around the Oei era. Looking at the late Nanbokucho period, the main Bizen smiths last signed eras (the last dated examples do not always coincide with the end of the smith’s career) were Joji for Motoshige, Koryaku for Chogi, and Oei for Omiya Morishige. Many of the Bizen dates moved up to Eiwa, Koryaku, Eitoku, Shitoku, Kakei, Ko-o, and Meitoku, and the tachi shapes changed to become narrower. Choji’s Koryaku era tachi are narrow, but without other style changes. Morikage’s work from the end of the Nanbokucho period have a narrow shape with small hamon which is similar to Kosori work. Also, there are many Bizen smiths who are not belong to famous schools and do not have a clear school style (similar to this Masamitsu work), and people called all of these smiths Kosori smiths. Overall, at the end of the Nanbukucho period, Bizen swords became narrower, and at the same time, the mainstream schools’ characteristics gradually disappeared and smaller hamon become popular. During Masamitsu’s early career, his work was silmar to that of Kanemitsu, Motomitsu, and Tomomitsu. But during the late Nanbokucho period, when his teacher and fellow students’ influrence become less, he produced many Kosori style blades, and this could be the trend of the times. In voting, most people voted for Masamitsu. Beside him, Kosori smith names such as Moromitsu, Hidemitsu, and Iemori came up. As I explained, Kosori work is very similar to Masamitsu’s work and it is difficult to decide on names of individual smiths. From this viewpoint, Kosori smith names were treated as correct answers. explanation by Hinohara Dai

Agree with Jacques, some kirikomi on a long shin shinto blades.

Hi, Have you got any informations about kanji differences shodai and nidai tsuguhiro because this smith never wrote a nengo. Thanks.

Often cheap tools for iai with long nagasa . As a good friend says to me, a good sword has a good price.....

Nagamitsu...........is writen.

Hi, Only one oshigata in the shinto shokan.

Hi, Don't forget genroku blades.

Many thanks Thierry.

Thanks a lot . Please, which book of Markus, give me the link.Thanks Most of the yoshiyuki blades with gyakusujikai with keshō but one with sujikai kesho... Naganobu was a hand left swordsmith too but i'm wonder if all ot blades of him has got gyakusujikai with keshō ????

http://samurai-nippon.net/501/ In spite he was a left hand swordsmith, This one has got sujikai kesho.... This one is more usual http://www.aoi-art.com/sword/katana/09311-2.jpg

Hello, Very ugly photos.........Katana mei could be hayakawa kanemichi a ww2 smith. Have a nice day.......

Hi, A very strange rust on your nakago, a rust just behind the mei .......As if a mei was erased and a new one add. You can look the nihonto koza too (410/411).

Hi, It seems that Moriyoshi has got 2 nakago jiri and yasuri me http://www.aoijapan.com/katana-hishu-8d ... 8-gatsu-hi Sligth kurijiri and sujikai http://www.aoijapan.com/katana-hisyu-jy ... word-maker as kongo byoe

Naotane and Sokan are well known for utsuri, i remember utsuri on a tsunatoshi waki blade made as an oei bizen, if you have other examples... it seems that we can find it on others smiths as http://www.token-net.com/page1.html blade 44 by nobushige. 本造り庵棟　うぶ茎　小板目肌、柾交じりよく詰む。地沸微塵につき、細かな地景顕われ、淡く映り立つ。刃紋は中直刃、浅く湾れて尖り刃交じる。匂い口ややフックラと小沸よくつく。細かな小足よく入り、葉働く。刃縁に金筋頻りに絡み、砂流しかかる。匂い口締まり心に明るく冴える。金井斧三郎、総州古河藩工。黒石目塗鞘打刀拵付き。(保存刀剣) As my Japanese is not famous, do you read the same thing.

Hi, You can add some ichimonji blades.

Time to lock this post again.......... Nb: Every body can be a member of the NBTHK, you have to pay the fees, no more...Be a member is not to be a skill full expert....And i am not a expert. Have a nice day.

I will do my best Bruno........ viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14822&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=star+stamp NBTHK HINOHARA Daï Research Department St ........, 28 th january2013 Member 3...... ........ Patrick Hello Dear Sir , The mei behind of Akihira has got a star stamp (rikugun jumei tosho) on the nakago and is hozon. Do you think possible all rikugun jumei tosho blades could be hozon too ? Thanks a lot for your help and answer. Kind regards.

Hi, All shitahara blades don't have uzumaki hada......I think your blade is most likely a shitahara den,strong suguta, nakago, yasuri mei, thin sugu ha in ko nie...

Ok, it was a joke, 19 $ is too expensive ..............19 cents no more :lol:

Hi, Hope he will relist this blade with a "buy it now" for 19 $

Hi, This blade made as a gimei of bizen katsumitsu (an horimono, nakago jiri, hamon).

Hello, KANEFUSA 1943 Have a nice day.

Sorry, It's a fake.

Thanks for your answer and mp sent by a member.

Oshigata of this sword. The nakago is suriage. With such yasuri mei,and thick tagane , i'm wonder if it could be masahide or naotane mon ?????