Northeastern Port

All of these replies to my question are amazing! Thank you for taking the time to reply. There are a lot of words that I need to research further to see what they mean, such as Shoshin, Getto and most interestingly, president Wantanabe. I wonder what he could be president/CEO of back in the early 1900’s. Any ideas help and are much appreciated! Thank you for your time and help friends! john

Thank you again for taking the time to reply to this post. Thank you Moriyama for posting the auction link. Having followed the auction can you give any information or insight into this blade? Anything helps and is much appreciated! thank you for your time.

Thank you for the super fast reply Ray! Here’s some mediocre pics of the blade to give a idea of the sugata.

Hello This is a new katana for me. No papers, in need of a touch-up polish but very interesting shape with the double hi running the entire length of the blade. Im hoping the translation will give a clue to the smith, age, etc. Thank you for the help. I love this forum! Everyday is something new to see and learn.

I would like to say thank you to all of the replies and information. It feels good to have a discussion about a blade I own and want to learn more about. The more I learn, the more I realize how much MORE there is left to learn. I’m also smiling to think that collecting Nihonto has been happening for 500+ years and I thought I might have purchased an overlooked sword. It’s probably safe to assume that top tier swords are something you have to pay good money for, not something that you stumble upon.

I guess I’m new enough to collecting that I still believe an amazing sword could slip through the cracks, unnoticed for 500 years, and be so undervalued that I could afford it! Wish in one hand, s**t in the other. See which one fills up first! More pics to look at. I still like the blade very much and believe it’s worth what I paid for it. I’m still interested to hear what the sayagaki and paperwork says! Feel free to poke fun at my mistake! Thanks guys!

Touché!

Thank you for answering right away Michael! Do you think that the blade could be a third generation Muramasa? The nakago doesn’t resemble Sengo Muramasa but resembles other “Muramasa” blades on the internet machine!? Also the strange area on the nakago looks and feels different as if someone removed the mei. As for the sayagaki, I thought Inhad given it some time researching it against others. I didn’t see anything that stood out. But, I can’t read the kanji so I don’t even know what the words could be guiding me to research. Here’s a bad photo of a section of the blade that has signs of sunagashi. I’m definitely a newbie here. Thanks for all the help!

Hello I am hoping for translation help with a sayagaki and some accompanying paperwork feom this katana. I’m also including a picture of the nakago where it looks like a mei has been removed. It’s hard to see but the steel has a different texture to it and you can just barely see, what I believe to be, the tail-end of a chisel stroke here and there. Any help with translations or comments is very much appreciated!! Thank you all, John

Please help translate this into English. Thank you in advance. I’m interested and trying to learn. Any info regarding this paperwork or swordsmith is valuable to me. Thank you John F

Yves! This is a window I’ve kept open in my browser. https://www.touken-m...uct/shousai/TSU-2417 Lots of good stuff on here!

Yes! Thank you for the link. I’ve read through all the postings on this forum regarding Nozarashi, skulls, bones, torn fans, armor laying in the tall grass. Anything I’m missing that relates to the Nozarashi theme? I appreciate all the input and consideration.

I love this work Yves! I have a similar tsuba which started me on a journey to find any info relative to this style. I believe mine was made by Takahashi Masatsugu. I am going to make a post about this tsuba asking for information regarding it. The gold seal is called a “kao“ and is a stylized signature that an artist would use to label their work. Also used by other powerful or notable figures throughout the hierarchy of Japanese life in those times.

Yes Bob! Here they are.

Hello Scholars, Collectors, Historians and Enthusiasts! New member here, long time lurker. I’m posting some pictures of this amazing menuki and looking for historical details and any input you folks can give! Some of you might have seen it for sale a while ago and I paid a good amount for it. I’m utterly fascinated by the Nozarashi theme and have collected as much info as I could about the theme in general, most of which is from this forum. Thank you for this great resource. I’m mostly looking for info about this piece specifically. Thank you again! John F