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[Yves]

Can anyone translate the inscriptions on this nakago?

[oli]

too small pictures, but the Habaki looks nice. There is also a Translation Section,

 

Regards

Oliver

[xiayang]

長曽祢興里虎徹入道 = Nagasone Okisato Kotetsu Nyūdō

[PNSSHOGUN]

Blatant Gimei.

[uwe]

The other side pretends to be a cutting test by Yamano Ka’ emon Nagahisa, first year Kanbun….

[Bruce Pennington]

If you could enlarge the original and get screenshots, I could compare to the 2 I have on file of Nagahisa.  Need a clear picture.  If you have a link, that would do, as well.

[Yves]

https://www.jauce.com/auction/u1128847112

 

I cannot buy due to legal restrictions. Maybe someone might find it interesting. Doesn't look a forgery to me, but who knows.

[Bruce Pennington]

I didn't want to agree with John, but after looking at 6 other Nagahisa mei and kao, I see some inconsistencies.  This one differs in many ways, but here are 3 that are all the same on the filed ones, but differ from this one:

 

1.  The right "shoulder" of this kanji, on all but the OP, is bent or lopped off, whereas it's square on the OP kanji

2.  The upper left of this kanji, on all but the OP uses a small "dink", not an elongated line like the OP

3.  The kao is quite close, but on all the filed kao, the 3 prongs on top are small and the right-most prong is long, whereas the OP prongs are the same size.

 

These items on all the filed nakago do not vary, so I'd say this is a good gimei, at least for the cut test mei.

 

[Okan]

 

 

[ROKUJURO]

  On 3/16/2024 at 8:05 AM, Yves said:

Can anyone translate the inscriptions on this nakago?

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Yves,

this is best posted in the TRANSLATION section.

And to get the best reading/translating support from the experts, it would help to post pictures of the NAKAGO

-  tip pointing upwards so we can read without breaking the neck

-  always from right above

-  with light from the side

-  well focused

-  against a dark background.

 

[PNSSHOGUN]

Genuine cutting tests should be carefully and beautifully inlaid with gold, not drawn on with a gold marker!

[Yves]

  On 3/16/2024 at 11:26 PM, ROKUJURO said:

Yves,

this is best posted in the TRANSLATION section.

And to get the best reading/translating support from the experts, it would help to post pictures of the NAKAGO

-  tip pointing upwards so we can read without breaking the neck

-  always from right above

-  with light from the side

-  well focused

-  against a dark background.

 

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Apologies, I realized there was a separate translation section after I posted.

They are not my pictures however. Sorry. 

[Yves]

  On 3/17/2024 at 1:01 AM, PNSSHOGUN said:

Genuine cutting tests should be carefully and beautifully inlaid with gold, not drawn on with a gold marker!

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Thanks. Good to know. It makes me think it is always best to buy from a reputable store.