Hizen Tadakuni mei

[mywei]

Hi guys,

 

to all the Hizen pros out there, is this mei definitely shodai Tadakuni? Apparently sandai also signed 'Harima Daijo' but I cant find any extant examples of sandai's mei

 

 

 

Cheers

[Jim P]

HI Matt, I think its the Shodai Tadakuni if you want PM me, and I will send you some first-generation and 2-gen mei to look at. :D

[Alex A]

Edited...Alex.

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

Cannot be the nidai whom signed Harima no kami and not Harima no Daijô. Third and fourth generation signed Harima no Daijô too..

 

 

ps i don't like the kanji Kuni.

[Alex A]

Hi Jacques, im no expert on these things as you know. I have the hozen certificate and an Aoi art certificate. Thats all i know.

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

Hi Jacques, im no expert on these things as you know. I have the hozen certificate and an Aoi art certificate. Thats all i know.

 

 

I dont' speak about your sword (which is not the subject).

[Alex A]

Sorry Jacques, my misunderstanding.

 

Alex.

[mywei]

Hi,

 

Cannot be the nidai whom signed Harima no kami and not Harima no Daijô. Third and fourth generation signed Harima no Daijô too..

 

 

ps i don't like the kanji Kuni.

 

 

That was my concern as well - the kuni seems different

 

Has anyone actually seen blades/mei by later Tadakuni?

[Jim P]

Hi Matt, Yes a 3rd and 4 is listed but I have never seen their work and I think most collectors also have not, So it will be the first like

the hozon paper and aoi say all is OK nice buy

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

So it will be the first like

the hozon paper and aoi say all is OK nice buy

 

 

Hozon paper usually says nothing about generation and it's not the first time Tsuruta san try to sell a sword saying it was made by the best generation.

[Alex A]

Oh dear, who can we trust?

 

Alex.

[mywei]

So apparently the 3rd gen also signed 'harima no kami' - there's a paper down the bottom specifying sandai

 

http://www.artswords.com/Papered_Hizen_Tadakuni_Wakizashi_101707.htm

 

Here is my blade in its entirety

 

I'm tending to agree with Jim that it is probably shodai - but am open to other opinions

There is an oshigata in Fujishiro (courtesy Jim) that has a similar mei that I've attached