Need Some Help About The Age.

[vajo]

I bought a katana with an old blade from a member here some times ago.

First i thought the koshirae is a new one, maybe showa or younger and the saya is some cheap china thing to put to blade in.

 

Today i made some pictures from the blade in sunlight and after i took the blade back in the Koshirae i see that the saya is handmade with urushi. The Tsuba is also nicely iron made and it seems the rim is gold.

The kogai also looks well made.

 

So now i have some doubt about the age of the koshirae. 

 

 

[Grey Doffin]

Hi Chris,

All looks to be Edo Period sometime except for the saya which looks to be modern (the kurigata especially).

But what do I know.  Grey

[vajo]

Thanks Grey.

 

Have you some idea about the Tsuba and the Kogai?

[Grey Doffin]

Maybe Umetada for the tsuba, maybe.  Can't be much help with the kogai.

Grey

[nagamaki - Franco]

Kogai is Goto in style, most likely a waki Goto school, not mainline, guessing 1750 or later.