Marius G

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Hello, Can somebody help me please with the translatiotion of the signature on the fuchi below?

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Hello, can somebody help me with the translation of the swordsmiths' names from these two NBTHK certificates? They belong to a daisho (see Word doc). Daisho_1.doc

So it's Eiroku! ☺ Thank you for the pointers!

Hello, I just acquired the Tanto in the photos attached. It came with a NTHK certificate atributing it to Noshu Seki ju Kanefusa. However, the Noshu Seki ju Kanefusa is a whole lineage of sworsmiths spanning along a few hundreds of years. Is there any hint about which Kanefusa made this tanto? Any other information about the shape or the hamon will be welcomed. Regards, Marius

Thank you Paul for clarifications!

Excuse my ignorance, but based on what is this tanto considered to be shinto? Why cannot it be Muromachi for example? But is it a tanto or a short wakizashi, as the nagasa seems to be rather long? So how long exactly is the nagasa?

Very interesting question, and the answer is yes. Ttheoretically both techniques you mentioned could be used for identifying old signatures (the signatures are usually chiseled and during chiselling the material is compressed both vertically and sideways). However, this is not done because it is extremely costly, and unless you have a lost Masamune (figuratively speaking) the cost for reading the signature will exceed by more than ten times the price of the sword.

Thank you very much for the translation and explanations! I noticed that the "kogatana" looks suspiciously new and that the hamaon and signature are etched. So I suspected it is a new item, but wasn't sure. Thank you again for your assistance!

Hello, Can somebody please help me with the translation of the text on the kogatana in the photo? Regards, Marius G

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Very interesting! Thank you!

Thank you very much for the info! Will try to get the book. Have a nice weekend!

Thank you very much again for your help! I trust the sword/signature is genuine as I bought it from AoiArt/Japan and it also has the NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho paper. Best regards... and have a nice weekend! Marius G