What papers are these?

[Brian]

Saw this one online, and was just wondering whose origami are these?

I too a look at Rich's origami page, but can't identify them.

can anyone make out who the maker is? I think it is a Gendaito, but not sure who. Are these perhaps dealer's papers?

 

Thanks,

Brian

 

http://nas4.atlanta.gbhinc.com/GB/07485 ... 534093.jpg

[Nobody]

That is a paper which was issued by Token Shibata (刀剣柴田) and sigened by late Shibata Mitsuo (柴田光男).

[Brian]

Thank you very much Moriyama san. That makes sense. Attractive looking papers..

 

Can you perhaps make out who the smith is?

 

Brian

[Rich T]

Shimura Naotake 便村 直剛?. I thought it might say Shoshin 正真 underneath but I am sure that's not right. I also agree the date looks to be Showa something.

 

It's very hard to read and I may have the kanji wrong, I have no gendai books. That's just my guess. It is probably wrong.

 

Cheers

 

Rich

[Nobody]

Although I am unsure about its first 2 or 3 characters, the mei on the paper seems to be as follows;

 

刀 銘 (Katana, Mei):

村 x x 刀鍛錬道場 正永 (x x x katana tanren-dojo Masanaga),

昭和二十年一月日 (the 1st month of 1945).

 

Other descriptions on the paper say that Masanaga was a Rikugun-jumei-toko (陸軍受命刀工) in Showa era and resided in Kobe (神戸). Blade lenght is "2 shaku 1 sun 6 bu".

[Rich T]

I wasn't even close, nice work Koichi.

 

Rich

[Nobody]

I wasn't even close, nice work Koichi.

Thanks Rich, but it is nothing.

Every Japanese can read kanji.