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Kantei September 2015


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This is another one from my collection.

 

It is one of my favourite swords.

 

Ha-watare : 72.4 cm or 28.50 inches.

 

Sori : 1.1 cm or 0.43 inches.

 

Width at the hamachi : 3.01 cm or 1.18 inches.

 

Width at the Kissaki : 2.31 cm or 0.9 inches.

 

Kasane : 0.75 cm or 0.29 inches.

 

Shinogi-tsukuri, Ihori-mune, strong sword and feels heavy in hand, little curve and O-kissaki.

 

Bo-hi runs through the whole nakago with soe-hi ending at the bottom Mekugi-ana
 
Hada is a mix of Mokume/itame, ji-nie can be seen and there are defined chikei.

 

Midare Utsuri becomes strong near the base of the blade.

 

Hamon is a variated Gunome- and Choji- midare of Ko-Nie and Nioi-Fukashi.

 

Midare-Komi and Sunagashi Boshi with a slightly insulated area of unhardened steel. Slight Kaeri.

 

O-Suriage Nakago has two Mekugi-ana.

 

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I'd agree with Stephen if I hadn't had the opportunity just yesterday to spend about 30 minutes studying a beautiful Juyo Morikage blade. Very close, but that one had a nice, long kaeri that this one obviously does not. I have no problem agreeing with Bizen & Nambokucho, though.

 

Ken

 

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Don't be so hasty Jean :laughing:  I'm sure there will be more guesses coming in before the deadline.

 

After trying to look into it, I think I would go with Bizen - Omiya. As for the smith, too difficult but I think I'd have to say Morikage like Jean said. I would like to have said different smith for the fun of it but Morikage is the only Omiya smith I have good data on in my own library.

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I have almost no competence in blades, but for the pure fun of contradicting and creating fire to the discussion, I say SHIN-SHINTO. It might be an UTSUSHI of a BIZEN-style blade, but the SORI is quite shallow and what remains of the original NAKAGO seems to show only little corrosion. 

So now beat me up!

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Agree with Ken =>  not Omiya Morikage or Omiya Morokage. Not enough kaeri.

Still, good answer by Jean as the utsuri, hamon, strong waves of nie, and other points put it close to there.

 

Don't think Morimitsu either:  too much nie and wrong hamon for that.

Still, agree it is something close to Osafune with that well forged mokume itame decent jigane with an almost perma-oiled appearance to it.

 

I need to hit the books before casting my opinion. Since I am definitely on the fittings side of things, I hesitate to do so- but this is a very good kantei piece. Thank you Frederick.

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The Boshi does not say Morimitsu to me if we go OEI period maybe nagayoshi.... shallow sori and hakikake appearance to the boshi along with sunagashi and shallow sori look more Echigo Kanro school..... ko nie fits that attribution also.... a little yamato flavor? 

 

I am new to kantei and do not have many of the benefits of holding known swords as others. Just throwing my hat into the ring.

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Sugata is mid-Nambokucho.  Bohi with soehi + Nanbohucko = Bizen.  Looks very similar to some works I've seen by Bizen Kanemitsu.

 

edit:  Flipped a couple pages in the Bizen Chapter of the Connoisseur's book and Omiya school also sounds probable as well, very similar to Kanemitsu.

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A list member discussed this with me privately.

Having thought on it more and hit the books, I still cannot 100% agree. Kissaki and kaeri throw me a bit.

 

I looked at works of the students of Kanemitsu, as it reminded me of an Enbun Kanemitsu I once studied- though a bit wilder. I looked towards his students.

I couldn't find a strong match with any examples of Kanemitsu students.

 

Jean and Barry are probably right in the Omiya Bizen call, but expect more kaeri from Morikage.

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