real Japanese blade ? chinese or spanish copy ?

[francantolin]

Hello dear members,

I wanted your precious advice about this katana sword,

 

it was sold as an original piece but not really expensive.

The mounts , scabbard seems more a copy of katana made in spain 

the blade I don't know, pictures are blurry, so for me it was just a copy

 

But the seller send me two pictures on the tang and tsuba with signature/engravings.

 

Do you think it's a real one ? or chinese copy with imitation of mei signature ?

[16k]

Your pictures are t clear enough to judge but I can’t say I like what I see. Remove the peg and show us the tang. 

[francantolin]

Here the signature,

What do you think ??

 

can anybody please translate if possible ?

 

Kind regards

 

[paulb]

unfortunately it is not original. It looks to be a low cost Chinese copy

[francantolin]

  On 11/21/2020 at 5:16 PM, 16k said:

Your pictures are t clear enough to judge but I can’t say I like what I see. Remove the peg and show us the tang. 

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Hello,

Thank you ,

I know, they are ( voluntarily ?) blurry...

here other interesting pics.

 

Kind regards !

[16k]

Yes, that’s a copy, unfortunately.

[Brian]

Very obvious Chinese fake.

[francantolin]

Hello,

Thank you all for your answers !!

I wonder why they take time for make fake mei signatures...

the rest of the sword is no perfect at all so they can't pretend a high price and sell it as a real one

[16k]

They take the time because someone who’s never seen a real sword might know that Japanese swords are all Signed. This is not the case, of course, but if a total newbie sees said sword plus a signature, it will dispel any doubt for him that it might be a fake. Moreover, some Chinese company, like Hanwei, sign their high end swords, though clearly, nothing high end here!

[vajo]

  On 11/21/2020 at 8:56 PM, francantolin said:

Hello,

Thank you all for your answers !!

I wonder why they take time for make fake mei signatures...

the rest of the sword is no perfect at all so they can't pretend a high price and sell it as a real one

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Franco when i try to paint a Picasso and sign with Picasso, it is allways only a ugly picture and a fake.

 

That sword you show is ugly and the signature is nothing more than "Kritzelkrakel" done by chinese fakers.

[16k]

Come on, Chris, even real Picasso's are ugly, you probably can’t do worse! 

[Kurikata]

Jean Pierre , come on ! . I don't know you, but At 15 years old I wasn't able to do so (1896)

[16k]

Too bad he didn’t continue this way, but hey, what can I say, as a rather okay painter and sculptor Who doesn’t believe in art but in skills, I hate modern art.