
Zoglet
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Thanks for the quick evaluation. I'm trying as best I can to send quality pictures.
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Hello everyone, I am so sorry to get back to this so late. I was finally able to take better photographs of the blade and study a bit more about the Ichimonji school. I now lack the belief that the blade is Ichimonji, however, I am still a bit questioning on what exactly this blade is. I was able to take better photographs of the utsuri, hamon, and jihada. Thanks to anyone still willing to hear me out here. Forgive the imperfections in the photos, as my camera is not great, and the clutter. I keep my nihonto in a better environment, but that room is the only one with an incandescent lamp.
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I can't say for sure, but there looks to be some hako midare within the o-notare nioiguchi, as is in the incandescent photo. It could be gunome, however, which were also observed in some of his swords.
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Perhaps, but that doesn't delegitimize the other blade styles attributed to him. Merely because the blade I posted is o-notare and more peaceful does not discount possible Sengo school attribution.
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That's a fair point. On that note, does anyone know where a current Muramasa can be found outside of the Nihonto.com website and Kyodaioriginals? The cheapest tanto I found under those is $50k.
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It is true, I have seen more Muramasas or Sengo school pieces with hamon like the one you sent, however, I have seen a few with more peaceful hamon, such as the one from the NMB topic I embedded, so I'm merely saying it deserves further inquiry.
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That's a fair point. Apparently, the 銃砲刀剣研究会 (Gun and Sword Research Society/Juho Touken-Kenkyukai) believes the sword may be Muramasa though, alongside alleged (won't assume they're real or fake) papers by Hon'ami Mitsumi.
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Enlighten me on what you mean? Also, are you referring to the blade you posted or the one I did for your comment on the hamon?
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I mean, I found a tanto or ko-waki attributed by NBTHK to Sengo School in 2021 with a similar hamon pattern to the one above.
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No problem. I was just confused, as even if not Muramasa, there are still Sengo school features, which, even if not specifically him, I would be more than satisfied with. Still, thanks for the clarification. Beste Grüße vom Neuling! Klaus
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I've seen swords with Sengo attributions from the NBTHK, but this is the NTK, so this is a whole different animal I do not yet know.
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While studying Muramasa blades, I recently came across a blade on a Japanese sword auction site (no, not Yahoo Auctions, Aucfree, or anything similar) with JTK paperwork attributing the sword to later generation Muramasa with an age around the Tensho era of Japan. I'm familiar with Tensho Muramasa (sandai), but I am unfamiliar with the reliability of the JTK. Can anyone give any insight on the validity of the blade? THe blade does appear to have tanago-jiri nakago, alongside an o-notare nioiguchi, but I lack knowledge on Muramasa's horimono, alongside the difference between Tensho Muramasa and Sengo Masashige. Any help would be much appreciated! Sincerely, Zoglet PS- If substantiated by the details, please don't snatch up the sword. Finders keepers, and this looks like a stunning blade to me (my partner happens to also love the blade's appearance)
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Thank you, Michael. Will continue to do said research, and continue to read the books on nihonto I got my hands on, alongside Markusz Sesko's blog. The sword is still a beautiful Bizen kodachi and an excellent graduation gift (and still old, could have done much worse) to start a serious collection of nihonto. Thanks for teaching me new knowledge and encouraging me to continue my own research. Best regards, Zoglet
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I'll give it a look. I'm at this point shared in the major belief that it is a gimei kodachi from Bizen, but it's still good in my opinion to cross-reference whatever possible (not just trying to grasp at straws). The blade is beautiful still, and I'm almost 100% sure my father chose it for the blade, and not the mei. (Edit: checked the signatures: He signed wakizashi signature, not kodachi)
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The file on the Nihontoclub website features a Norimune during the Bunmei period with both an Osafune signature and a nijimei signature which was recorded on page 753 of the Nihonto Meikan.
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What puts away, however, the Bunmei Period? That falls within the late Muromachi period (1469), with a Norimune that had a nijimei signature, and the Bizen features of the blade?