Gokaden Posted July 15, 2015 Report Posted July 15, 2015 Comes from my collection, how would you kantei this one? Blade data: Nagasa 74.84 cm or 29.46 inches Sori 1.4 cm or 0.55 inches Motohaba 2.88 cm or 1.13 inches Sakihaba 2.01 cm or 0.79 inches Kasane 0.6 cm or 0.23 inches Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted July 16, 2015 Report Posted July 16, 2015 No, too much activity in the jihada for Shinto. Lots of nie, notare-midare hamon, itame hada, so I'm guessing Soshu & late Muromachi. Ken Quote
Kronos Posted July 16, 2015 Report Posted July 16, 2015 Will have a go Saturday if you cam keep it open until then. It looks very distinctive and I have an idea already... Quote
Kronos Posted July 18, 2015 Report Posted July 18, 2015 Period: middle of shinto circa Enpo School: Osaka SukeHiro Smith: Tsuda Sukehiro I think it is probably a student but it's hard to make out some of the details from the photo's... Quote
Gokaden Posted July 19, 2015 Author Report Posted July 19, 2015 Here are the papers issued and I agree to the NBTHK judgement as Ganmaku school work. It is a well balanced blade in the hand, a sword you would trust to carry in times when your life could depend on it. Its not a masterpiece, and it has a few areas of rough steel. It has a feeling of sharpness to it. The steel color is that of a Mino sword, perhaps not so visible in the photos. Other references: http://sanmei.com/contents/media/A58742_W8251_PUP_E.html http://sanmei.com/Pictures/Sword/k_A58742_W8251.jpg http://www.kanshoan.com/english/swords/h27_nobusada.html http://www.sanmei.com/contents/en-us/p1883.html http://www.sword-auction.jp/auction.cgi?acc=disp&no=1430441826&t=1213703271 The Connoiseurs Book of Japanese Swords (Nagayama) p. 222, Leading smiths of the Mino Tradition Quote
Gokaden Posted July 20, 2015 Author Report Posted July 20, 2015 Getting the Nengo and the school correct usually gives "Dozen", but I give you an Atari 2600 Quote
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