Gerry
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Yeah, it's surprisingly beat up considering it's been in Japan, but maybe it's war damage that adds to its character.
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https://www.jauce.com/auction/w1143646639 This one might be interesting for collector's interested in guntos with horimono. The BIN price is pretty low.
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The young gentleman you met at Aoi Art is probably Mr. Takahashi.
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Ah, thanks for sharing Chi Fan, and it's interesting that Mr. Kojima is signing his name as Keiun again now. I have seen some of his blades signed just as "Hiroshi Saku" too. It's odd that for such a good swordsmith, his yasurime seems a little messy.
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Minatogawa Masatada kai gunto listing
Gerry replied to Gerry's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
I went for just over a million JPY.
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Thanks for the clarification, Manuel.
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Thought I'd resurrect this thread with a question about the smith you mention, the 4th Naohiro. Is he the same 4th Naohiro as this smith? https://www.e-nihont...products/detail/1388
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This Minatogawa kai gunto by Masatada is garnering good interest on Yahoo Japan. It's already at 601,000 yen with almost 6 days to go. The tang is quite corroded, and there are some rust spots on the blade, so I'm curious to see how high this will go, and how popular Minatogawa Swords are in Japan. https://www.jauce.co.../o1142757395?allow=1
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Hi Geraint, Thanks for sharing the information on how hamon types are sometimes a true combination of multiple styles, and this is quite helpful.
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Interesting kogarasu maru with no nakago
Gerry replied to Gerry's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
Hi Ray, Thanks for the insight. Ah, I wasn't familiar with the kenuki-gata style of sword. It seems the efu tachi are a prime example of this type of sword. So I guess kenuki-gata swords are never signed? -
https://www.jauce.com/auction/1140541496 I've never seen a Japanese sword that doesn't have a nakago. The blade itself looks like one of the modern made ones Komonjo sells on eBay.
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Hi Geraint, Honestly, to me, suguha with notare, sounds like an oxymoron. The hamon seems to be much more flamboyant than that.
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It looks like someone did a pretty thorough buffing job on the blade, so you can't tell much detail of the temper any longer.
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https://www.aoijapan...genbthk-hozon-token/ How would you classify the hamon on this kai gunto? It looks like a type of toranba?
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Unfortunately, this isn't Ichihara Naganitsu, but the showato Nagamitsu instead.
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No, I think those photos were taken by the new owner.
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Ah, I think I originally purchased the sword back in 2015 or 2016.
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Yep, I had listed it on eBay back in 2021.
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Actually, the blade is ubu-ba. And I'm really please to see a healthy discussion about opinions on this blade.
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I recall buying it from a gun store in Houston.
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Ah, good point. Oddly enough, it doesn't have any serial number on the nakago. The person whom I purchased it from says he suspected it was a sword made for the mantetsu exhibition, hence it's in a nice horn fitted shirasaya. And this shot shows that the hada is quite evident, so the blade does seem forged, and not mill produced showato. If it's a gimei, it's the first I've heard of a mantetsu gimei, ha ha.
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It was also ubu-ba.
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Thought I'd share this oddball koa isshin mantetsu blade that I acquired years ago, that has a nioi based gunome hamon. Has anyone seen another non-suguha koa isshin blade?
