New Collector - Need your opinion on this piece.

[Bailey78]

  On 8/25/2023 at 1:07 AM, Grey Doffin said:

Hi Andrew,

Don't know what you consider reasonable for a drive but there is the show in Las Vegas next January. There you can get opinions on your sword.

Grey

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 So i should plan on telling my wife now i must go to Vegas in January. I feel this is justified except i haven't broken to her yet that i've bought 3 in the last month because this is rather addicting. 

[Jacques]

  On 8/24/2023 at 10:54 PM, Rivkin said:

 

 

As most shinto nie Sendai nie tends to be of the same size, Hosho varies within the blade.

 

 

 

 

 

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Show me where you see nie and chikei on the sword object tof that topic

 

 

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Hosho work tends to be more non-uniform, the width of masame varies, Sendai is very uniform.

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Prove it please.

 

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Some Hosho lineages practice a mixture of masame with Awataguchi level very fine itame, there are some Sendai smiths who could do that as well.

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Show me a papered example please

 

 

Andrew @

 I would add Hosho tachi are extremely rare. Oh, is the mune nakago kaku (flat) ?

[Jacques]

  On 8/24/2023 at 10:54 PM, Rivkin said:

Hosho work tends to be more non-uniform, the width of masame varies, Sendai is very uniform.

 

 

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Huh...

 

https://www.toukenko...&katana_A030522.html

[Bailey78]

  On 8/25/2023 at 7:16 AM, Jacques D. said:

 

Show me where you see nie and chikei on the sword object tof that topic

 

 

Prove it please.

 

 

Show me a papered example please

 

 

Andrew @

 I would add Hosho tachi are extremely rare. Oh, is the mune nakago kaku (flat) ?

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Jacques,

Yes it is completely flat. 

[Bailey78]

  On 8/25/2023 at 7:40 AM, Jacques D. said:

 

Huh...

 

https://www.toukenko...&katana_A030522.html

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Thanks. The nakago on the one i have is completely different than this one from what i can see. Not sure if that matters that much.

[Bailey78]

The file marks on the Nakago look to be straight across as well on my piece. Not sure if that says anything different either. 

[Jacques]

  On 8/25/2023 at 2:53 PM, Bailey78 said:

The file marks on the Nakago look to be straight across as well on my piece. Not sure if that says anything different either. 

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The sword I've linked to is a Shinto sword (Sendai Kunikane), not a Hosho sword, so the yasurime don't have to be higaki. 

 

The nakago mune of a Hosho sword must be round.

[Guest Simon R]

It's gimei.

[Bailey78]

  On 8/25/2023 at 4:11 PM, Jacques D. said:

 

The sword I've linked to is a Shinto sword (Sendai Kunikane), not a Hosho sword, so the yasurime don't have to be higaki. 

 

The nakago mune of a Hosho sword must be round.

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I believe this is true(Sendai Kunikane). As i research more this seems to be the case.