NOBUYOSHI is the mei genuine?

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hello

i bought this sword today its cutting edge is 29 1/8" and thats after being shortened by 4" !. it has very little sori the hamon looks typical osaka shinto to me with lots of pearls above the hamon can anyone tell me which nobuyoshi it is and if the mei is genuine

thanks

nick

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the sori is 3/8"

[mdiddy]

Hey Nick,

 

Can you show some pics of the blade too? That would help answer your questions I think.

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here are some bad photos

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[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

 

Echizen Nobuyoshi, He is the third son of Yamashiro Shinano no Kami Nobuyoshi. worked in Kanbun/Enpo.

 

Genuine? lack of kiku mon, wrong kanji spacing...i'm not sure.

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thank jacques

fujishiro does show nobuyoshi mei without kiku mon

i have a mumei katana papered to this man that shows very similar workmanship but with a less flamboyant hamon

could the fact that this sword is large explain the mei spaceing?

[Brian]

Up to 5 images in ONE post please guys. Makes it much easier and neater than 5 separate posts. Upload instructions in the usual place.

 

Brian

[mdiddy]

Here is a mei analysis to keep you busy. I don't like the extra long left-side of the box in 'Nobu' and 'Yoshi'. I do like how generally that would be the 1st stroke but in the legitimate mei's it is the 3rd stroke, same as yours it appears to me. I suppose a talented copy artist could have figured that out as well eh? Lots of other stuff to consider though like kiku, and kanji spacing to Jacques point.

 

Hard to tell anything from your blade pics. Here's a link to the Sanmei.com example w/ flamboyant hamon: http://www.sanmei.com/shop_e/enter.html ... lang=en-us

[Mark Green]

From what I've seen this guy's signiture was different every time he signed. Gotta go by the sword.

Mark G

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my sword has the same hamon as the one on the sanmei site and the same sugata

i will post some better photos of the hamon

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i think the hamon matches known nobuyoshi hamons???

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[Mark Green]

Wow!!

Gota love that fat nie :D

I would send this sword for paper. You never know.

I sure like it reguardless. Great looking hamon.

Mark