Wakizashi help please

[Markdd]

Hi,

Here's another of my blades as I buy what I think looks ok without any real knowledge please be kind to me.

[Markdd]

[Ken-Hawaii]

Mark, please post a photo of the entire bare blade, as the sugata is the first thing to look for.

[Shugyosha]

Hi Mark,

congratulations you own a genuine Japanese sword!!

 

The signature reads “Bichu kami Tachibana Yasuhiro”. There were three smiths who signed this way and they worked between 1661 and 1736 - assuming it is a genuine signature, 
 

 

[Geraint]

Hi Mark.

 

Well I like it.  Looking at the sword from the back edge what do you see?  On one side  of the nakago there is the remains of a hi which runs out, this suggest quite a few polishes and would usuallyy be associated with Koto work.    He re is one which usefully has oshigata from both generations to compare. http://www.nihonto.us/YASUHIRO WAKIZASHI.htm  Unusual long habaki.

 

If you are anywhere near the South West then fell free to get in touch when this is all over.

 

All the best.

[hxv]

Mark,

 

I like your sword a lot - nice shape, nice nie. On the one hand, the mei and the placement of the nakago ana seem right. On the other hand, as Geraint pointed out, the age seems off. The nakago jiri seems off as well. The workmanship doesn’t match yasuhiro’s Ishido style, either. So, I am leaning on gimei. Again, regardless of the mei, it is a nice sword. 
 

Hoanh

[Markdd]

 

length 23 inch,58.4cm

cutting edge 17.5 inch,44.4cm

depth of curve 13/16th inch,21mm

[Markdd]

Thanks for the input looked lots of examples of swords with the same Mei,so many variations? but they all start in the same relationship to the ana like mine does? variation in the Nakagojiri do exist slightly mine is very similar not completely different, cant comment on workmanship as I know nothing yet,

Gearing asked what do I see from the back edge, what am I looking for?

From reading up I see they were very productive smiths and moved from Kishu to Osaka did this bring about and variation to sword production styes and Mei,

 

I do have 3 books but non go into Mei or variations

Thanks for any help mark