EdWolf Posted December 13, 2018 Report Posted December 13, 2018 Hello everybody, Recently I have bought a ko-wakizashi and the fuchi that came with it was signed. I have figured out that the signature is from MITSUNAKA. My question is, do you think the signature is real. I ask because all other signed fuchi I can find are signed with MINO JU MITSUNAKA or is this just made by another MITSUNAKA. It's very well made and shows a lot of nice details. Best regards, Ed Quote
EdWolf Posted December 13, 2018 Author Report Posted December 13, 2018 No one? Please feel free to comment. Quote
Mantis dude Posted December 19, 2018 Report Posted December 19, 2018 Hi Ed, I have seen others signed just mitsunaka without mino. So I don't think that's uncommon. I'm pretty sure it's mino and I think it is feasible it's one of the many that signed that way. Without going through signature books obviously I can't be certain. That's my comment. The bigger issue is finding the matching kashira which I'm pretty sure it was made with but singles do exist out there it's just hard to find a good matching piece. You can obviously find similar ones but finding something that really matches might be harder and requires really looking at how the plants/flowers and insects are designed. Best of luck. Ken aka "the mantis dude" 1 Quote
EdWolf Posted December 20, 2018 Author Report Posted December 20, 2018 Hi Ken, Thanks for your reply! The ko-wakizashi is fully mounted and the kashira is made of horn. So not matching but still a nice set. See attached photo. Sorry not the best picture. It's was taken on a very cloudy day with not much daylight. Best regards, Ed Quote
EdWolf Posted December 20, 2018 Author Report Posted December 20, 2018 and another picture of the kashira. Quote
nagamaki - Franco Posted December 20, 2018 Report Posted December 20, 2018 Hello, Might indicate school work. Quote
EdWolf Posted December 20, 2018 Author Report Posted December 20, 2018 Sorry Franco but I don't understand what you mean. Can you please explain? Best regards, Ed Quote
nagamaki - Franco Posted December 21, 2018 Report Posted December 21, 2018 Hello Ed, It simply refers to the practice of a student in a fittings school making a piece who then signs using the teacher's name, but without actually signing using the teacher's mei. A shinsa should be able to determine if that is the case and whether or not the signature is acceptable. 1 Quote
EdWolf Posted December 21, 2018 Author Report Posted December 21, 2018 Franco, Thanks for your explanation! Makes sense! Best regards, Ed Quote
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