Volker62

wow a real Mei-to swords with name are very very rare! congrat's!

Thank's a lot Thomas exciting museum in Berlin, always worth to visit

sayagaki by Tanobe sensei

Rohan Asaraashi means literally "morning storm" and refers to strong storms in the morning which make it impossible for fresh snow to remain on moring peak's. but it can also refer to a heavy storm which makes you slip and fall on a wintery mountain, so we basically have here the same allusion as the nickname "Sasanoyuki"

a blade attributed to Naoe shizu Kanenobu refers to the lineage of swordsmith from the Naoe shizu shool (a branch of soshu tradition) Namboku-cho perode (14century) classic shizu style with a nickname kin zogan Gold inlaid signature " Asaraashi Moring storm" Theb Name Asaraashi /morning storm in this case, refer's to sharpness of this blade, whose cutting power is so pure and unstoppable that it leaves no traces

3. Generation Naohiro if I'm not mistaken

swordsmith Naohiro Meiji periode perhasps?

you'r right Geranit on the NBTHK paper under the written signature

According to my research, the first Genetation of Tsuguhira craftsmen produced an iriyamagata nakago shape, only the first Generation.? Perhaps the depicted NBTHK paper says smething about which Generation this is? I'm sure that the Nidai Omi no kami fujiwara Tsuguhira was famous for having written a book, "Tsuguhira Oshigata" and was involved with the Tokugawa shogun?

thank's a lot Ray

sure someone can help me with this sayagaki Many thanks in advance!

Thank you very beautiful and super rare signature. I'm interested to see the whole sword,if possible Carl? Thank you in advance!

congrat's Peter !

depicted Kotani Yasunori san with Medal and one of his special sword's oshigata