Tohagi

I put here some more pic's to appreciate the sugata and part of the Hamon. This swordsmith seems unknown from swordsmith index I found... probably not a diamond in the rough but still the sword have no noticeable flaw (tip point is 1mm broken, rusty and it needs of professional Togishi care). Thank you for your opinion and advices, and thank you again to Thomas and Koichi for the translation ! Best regards, Eric VD

Thank you very,very much! The second kanji is realy a mess.

You mean Kyogoku Fujiwara yasuhiro ?

Hello, this is my first attempt to create a new Topic and asking some help. This is a sword a friend brings to me this WE. It is in his family for more than 100 years, the tsuka was blocked, seems never opened from that time. It cames in Satsuma rebelion style tsuka maki with quite good shakudo tosogu. The ito cracked 6 mounth ago. The blade is: Nagasa : over 70cm Sori : very little sori Chu Kissaki, boshi komaru and I guess no Kaeri Very little funbari, Tori koshi, Hamon looks mostly Suguha ko-midare Kiri yasurime becoming sujikai at the second mekugi ana Nakago long and probably suriage and machi Okuri ... For the mei I need help. I Guess: "Senshu?"(the two first Kanji are very difficult to read for me) Fujiwara Yasu "Hiro" (probably, could be yasuteru) ... From the general impression I was thinking of early Shinto (maybe kanbun) but the nakago could be very late Muromachi, the very little sori could also point to satsuma work... I found no matching smith with theses kanji, it's not a big name so maybe not a gimeï. I can take more pic's if needed (kissaki, full blade...) Any contribution will be greatly appreciated (thank you very much by anticipation) : I have absolutely no commercial interest in it. Best Regards, Eric VD

Hello, Could you take a picture of the nakago from the mune side? Maybe give the thickness of the thickest part under the habaki ? best regards Éric VD

Hello, Looks nice and healthy. The Mihara caracteristics seems ok: long waterfall kaeri (maybe à litlle short here), darck round tetsu areas in the hada, mostly suguha shape hamon... I agree with the previous post: I would have guess middle to end muromachie, the light is tricky. Considering the maki-Okuri, the sori is strong enough wich should exclude momoyama tensho. I love fuchi kashira (personal taste)... Best regards, Éric VD

Hello there, I'm a french "transfuge" of late French Nihonto Token. I pass some decades on a desert Island with no Oshigata or yasurime to share, I'm trying to break free. I think I will find here some very good people I met IRL in France, and some very good new people I hope to meet someday. I'm still a beginer in swords (after 20 years collecting many middle range swords), but thats OK : when I'm sure of something, I'm probably mystaking so beeing a fool is a good point. Hope to be welcome ... Best regards Eric VD