Show us your nice Gendai blades

[Cookie4Monstah]

Just a few more photos...

[Bryce]

G'day Guys,

Another Gassan Sadakatsu. This one made in 1943.

Cheers,

Bryce

 

[Volker62]

A beautyful utsushi of Rai Kunimitsu  Kokuho by 3rd Generation  Naohiro , descendant  from Taikai Naotane.

 

 

signed "Bushu Musashimachi junin Naohiro

[Bruce Pennington]

Sorry for a side question, but does anyone know why the color reverses at the kissaki?  And it’s not just this blade, it’s very common on many blades.

[mdiddy]

8 hours ago, Volker62 said:

A beautyful utsushi of Rai Kunimitsu  Kokuho by 3rd Generation  Naohiro , descendant  from Taikai Naotane.

 

Kudos to a fantastic gendaito, don't see that kind of sugata everyday. Very nice...and rare.  

[PNSSHOGUN]

3 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said:

Sorry for a side question, but does anyone know why the color reverses at the kissaki?  And it’s not just this blade, it’s very common on many blades.

The Kissaki is polished in a different direction than the rest of the blade.

[Volker62]

Yanagawa's measurements

 

Nagasa.75,34 cm beautiful shaped (Kaamakura  style) tachi

 

Motohaba 3,24 cm

 

Motogasane 0,8cm

 

sori 3,1 cm tapered with  chu -kissaki

 

Bohi thats ends in kaku dome at the Habaki Moto

 

 

ko.Itame with Ji-Nie Nio-Guchi has Ko-Nie

 

Sugha with some ko choji with ko- ashi very softly Yo and some kinsuji Kaeri

 

ko-Maru Boshi

[Volker62]

Sorry Yanagawa Naohiro's measurements....

[Leen]

Since yesterday I became the caretaker of this sword, enjoy.

[Bruce Pennington]

Left-facing sauwastika:

" In Hinduism, the right-facing symbol (clockwise) (卐) is called swastika, symbolizing surya ("sun"), prosperity and good luck, while the left-facing symbol (counter-clockwise) (卍) is called sauwastika, symbolising night or tantric aspects of Kali.^[1] In Jain symbolism, it represents Suparshvanatha – the seventh of 24 Tirthankaras (spiritual teachers and saviours), while in Buddhist symbolism it represents the auspicious footprints of the Buddha."

[Bruno]

9 hours ago, Leen said:

caretaker

I really prefer this appelation rather than owner. That is the way I see things too.

 

Nice sword by the way.

[Bruce Pennington]

Will someone translate please? The date is strange looking, and appears to be Showa 30, which would be 1955

[SteveM]

明治三十年　Meiji 30

[Bruce Pennington]

19 minutes ago, SteveM said:

明治三十年　Meiji 30

Thanks Steve! So 1879.  @Kiipu - is it possible that this is a traditional sword then?

 

And how about the smith name?

[Kiipu]

卍正次 = manji Masatsugu.

明治三十年八月日 = A day in August 1897.

See page 573 of Sesko's book, e Swordsmiths of Japan.

[Volker62]

very rare long (69,9 cm Nagasa) Kajiyama Yasutoshi Tachi with NBTHK Hozon from 1997

 

with its original Koshirae with Ka-Mon in original polish

[PNSSHOGUN]

Great sword and mounts. Is the Ito lacquered?

[Volker62]

 

 

 

 

 

 

its silk  old original, due from frequent touching (like patina)

 

but binding is completely fine

 

 

This Tachi survived in excellent original condition, absolut flawless with utsuri....on its blade surface

 

 

seems Yasutoshi was a very talented swordsmith, unfortunately passed too early

 

 

[Seth]

Wanted to contribute to this thread that I have been through 10 times. I tried to capture details but my photography is sub-par at best!

 

Ichihara Nagamitsu Tachi

[Seth]

Another Nagamitsu tachi. I was able to pull a little more detail out on this as the kesho polish isn't as heavy. No stamps or dates on either.

 

 

[PNSSHOGUN]

Gendai from left to right:

 

Meiji 29 (1896) Yamana Tokiyoshi ordered by Sagawa Akira

Meiji 37 (1904) Bungo Hidenaga

Taisho 4 (1915) Hayama Enshin

Showa 3 (1928) Minamoto Yoshichika Coronation Tachi

 

 

 

[Guest Simon R]

3 hours ago, PNSSHOGUN said:

Gendai from left to right:

 

Meiji 29 (1896) Yamana Tokiyoshi ordered by Sagawa Akira

Meiji 37 (1904) Bungo Hidenaga

Taisho 4 (1915) Hayama Enshin

Showa 3 (1928) Minamoto Yoshichika Coronation Tachi

 

 

 

I drool at every picture you post, John - I'm starting to feel rather like Pavlov's dog!

 

BTW, after reading your previous encouraging opinions I was considering putting my Fujiwara Jumyo (probably Kato Jumyo) on this thread but I think the jury is still out about it being a true Gendaito or not. (The NBTHK say it is but they paper Sho-stamped and oil tempered Showato now. The late Yoshikawa-sensei of the NTHK and late Otake-sensei of the Katori Shinto Ryu both thought it Shin-shinto - so, if correct, it wouldn't actually be a Gendaito anyway. So lord only knows what it is.)

[David Flynn]

Kato Jumyo, usually signed with his name.   Fujiwara Jumyo  to me, sounds like Edo.

[mdiddy]

I have one to add. It is for sale but still worth a share I think.

 

Lots of blades by Gassan Sadakatsu have already been presented and I'll add one more, this one in Soshu-den style. The workmanship is reminiscent of a Go Yoshihiro I had the opportunity to study in hand. 

 

[DTM72]

@mdiddy will you have this in Chicago in a few weeks?

[mdiddy]

56 minutes ago, DTM72 said:

will you have this in Chicago in a few weeks?

 

Yes, I can bring it, would you like an in hand inspection?

[lucidorise]

Continuing with Gassan tradition . Father and son. Sadakatsu and Sadamitsu.

[lucidorise]

Takahashi brothers. Takahashi Sadatsugu and Takahashi Yoshimune

[Bruce Pennington]

14 minutes ago, lucidorise said:

Sadamitsu.

 

14 minutes ago, lucidorise said:

Sadatsugu

Ronnie, where have you been all my life! Ha!

Seriously, could you post, or at least PM me come clear, closeups of those kao?  I have never recorded a Sadamitsu kakihan, and that's the first Sadamitsu hotstamp I've seen in the wild (my only example is from Slough's book).  Love to add them to the next issue of the Stamps Doc.

[lucidorise]

Hi Bruce,

 

Thanks for the interest. The hot stamp is from the Sadatsugu sword instead of sadamitsu. I was posting 4 swords with back to back pictures. Sorry for the confusion.

 

Btw, here’s the close up pictures for the sadamitsu piece for your reference 

 

Ronnie