Marco

Thanks!

Hi all, I recently got this pair of menuki. I’d like to get your insights about them. Not the best quality but they look legit to my untrained eyes. My only doubt is about the color of the back: I used to see some dark spot indicating the Shakudo alloy. Thanks in advance for any provided help Marco

A couple of others pictures

A fuchi in that subject

That's really interesting, thanks!

Dear Roger, I accept all the kind of comments, even negative and especially if they are constructive. Your comment raised the Geraint answer which can be a learning point for many. So thank you both for the time you took for answering

My pleasure Dan! I'm at the beginning into the path of learning so I can't say the exact time in which it migth have been done. Thanks Brian!

Lovable!

7.8 cm x 8.5cm

Good morning, I recently aquired this tsuba. Apart for the really good dark patina, the generous plate, and what it seems to be a Mito Dragon, I've no other information. What do you think? Do you have other Mito tsuba representing Dragons?

Good morning, I'd like to share this tsuba with you and get your opinion about it: I'm trying to verify the signature into the wakayama and I found these: The seller, by describing the author says : "Sekijoken Oyoma Motozane is late edo artisan" and after that "Mototan Taiyama studied into the Nara School, in Edo and after being returned in Mito, he meshed different style like Nara, Hamano and Yokotani but he did really good work with the Akagiken School". Said that, I tried to look for these two names and I found some references into the Wakayama. I don't understand if we're talking of one man only or if there were two men that worked together on the same tsuba (so each of them signed on one side). The tsuba sounds (and is magnetic) like iron. Measures: 8 x 7,6. Any comment would be really appreciated, Thanks for the help

Thanks @Curran for the answer. By searching for the “3 layers on akasaka tsuba”, I found this post in which they’re well visible (if this can help with this tsuba)

@Curran @Brian I didn’t know about this “3 layers” “kantei point”. Are the 3 layers a distinctive sign of all the Akasaka tsuba? Certain generations only? Thanks in advance

Thanks Brian, it’s what I meant to ask.

Good morning, can somebody help me for identifying the theme or the Kao? Any info would be much appreciated.

Nice wakizashi

Curran, the tsuba number 4 is very nice: it remembers me a Nishigaki design

Thanks Alex, this is true as well: often people uses names for conventionally indicate a group of objects having a specific attribute (ex: “wakizashi size” for a size <37mm). thanks!

Thank you all for the information. the slightly different shape to accommodate the other fittings is a very good point! these are all really good points too, especially the one saying that the tsuka cannot be smaller if a sword is one handed. thanks you all really much for the answers

Good morning, a very basic question: I read here and there “wakizashi size” or “katana size” while speaking about Fuchi Kashira but I see different opinions of what is the right size for considering a piece done for a Katana or Wakizashi so: what are the sizes under which a fuchi or a kashira are considered “for wakizashi”? thanks Marco

Thanks David,

Good morning everybody, I’d like to get your opinion about these menuki: https://www.facebook.com/groups/687568001434063/permalink/1793895807467938/ What might be the school? thanks in advance for your time

Thank you all for the replies, your kindness and the terminology explanation. Grey, I attached a file containing all the details I got from the seller but I got your point. description.docx

Hi all, I’m new in the forum and this is my first post. My name is Marco and I joined this forum for learning purpose. I recently bought my first Nihonto but I noticed a small kizu and I’m trying to understand if it’s a fatal kizu that prevents the sword from being used and what is it’s gravity. It seems to be a Fukure (blister) but I’m not sure since this is my first blade. Can anybody help me please? Thank you in advance for your time Marco