paulb Posted September 12, 2016 Report Posted September 12, 2016 First impression is that it is wrong. Cetainly nothing to suggest it is a Hizen sword and from the shape and finish and the style of kanji I would suggest it is more likely to be Chinese than Japanese. Others may have a different view sorry 2 Quote
Jean Posted September 12, 2016 Report Posted September 12, 2016 Fake/Gimei. What is its pricing? What is worth a real Tadayoshi?..... 1 Quote
vajo Posted September 12, 2016 Report Posted September 12, 2016 Koshirae is worse fake. Blade I'm not sure. Kanji looks like chinese but the shape and the nakago looks like genuine. I've never seen a mekugi ana on that place so far behind on a gunto. 1 Quote
Stephen Posted September 12, 2016 Report Posted September 12, 2016 copy fake red flags how many do we need? 1 Quote
Greg F Posted September 12, 2016 Report Posted September 12, 2016 I believe Stephen has it. Every inch of this one looks off. Greg 1 Quote
earlchun Posted September 12, 2016 Author Report Posted September 12, 2016 Fake/Gimei. What is its pricing? What is worth a real Tadayoshi?..... $400 Quote
nagamaki - Franco Posted September 12, 2016 Report Posted September 12, 2016 "Run, run, run, runaway!" 1 Quote
Jean Posted September 12, 2016 Report Posted September 12, 2016 Earl, Here is a link to a real Tadayoshi: http://www.aoijapan.com/katana-hizen-kuni-jyu-oumi-daijyo-fujiwara-tadahiro-2 K$. 21,9 ..... Thousand of greedy guys look at nihonto auctions everyday. If it was the real thing, it won't be worth $400. 3 Quote
earlchun Posted September 12, 2016 Author Report Posted September 12, 2016 Thank you everyone...very much appreciated Quote
Jean Posted September 12, 2016 Report Posted September 12, 2016 Earl, You did the right thing, coming to us before buying. Carry on Quote
KarlPeterSmith Posted September 28, 2016 Report Posted September 28, 2016 It fits in after 1610... Omi Tadayoshi wasn't born in 1610. Can someone check that for me? Only joking x Mekugi-ana placement is perfect for the 1610+ period. And it is signed like a Tachi ... and this looks like a shortened one. As for the writing... The steep HIZEN angle is in the ball park for 2nd Gen Munetsugu and also some later Kunihiro swords (who also went a bit wild with his transition in writing styles BUT fits between 2 Kunihiros which seem to have been signed by his master 1st Gen Tadayoshi ) ...none of which look like any of the later Omi's. The inconsistent sloppiness would be be-fitting of someone either young or illiterate... or both. I've seen your pic... and adjusted it to see if it now makes more sense...(with similar signature characteristics [due to date] now applied). At the end of the day... use common sense. If it's cheap...check it out ... BUY IT... have a good look... then sell it for more. Quote
Kronos Posted September 28, 2016 Report Posted September 28, 2016 I wish I lived in karl's world where every sword was made by a highly rated Hizen smith 4 Quote
SAS Posted September 28, 2016 Report Posted September 28, 2016 The advice i always hear around this site is buy the sword, not the mei......in this case, the sword does not suggest it is even in the ballpark of the mei. The kissaki screams Chinese fake as does the koshirae. Of course I could be wrong, but i think the advice given above is pertinent......"Run, run away!" Quote
drbvac Posted September 28, 2016 Report Posted September 28, 2016 Enough have said no good = no need of me to repeat it ! Quote
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