Kamakura Period Kodachi with Sayagaki by Hon'ami Nishu

[Gakusee]

3 minutes ago, Zoglet said:

 

The file on the Nihontoclub website features a Norimune during the Bunmei period with both an Osafune signature and a nijimei signature which was recorded on page 753 of the Nihonto Meikan.

 

Well, please compare those mei and let us know what you think. That is part of the learning curve and pleasure of investigation and improving one’s knowledge. 
Bear in mind that in the period you reference, the hamon looked different, wakizashi were already in place and signatures on short swords were on the other side, general geometry had shifted/changed from the kodachi (Kamakura) times etc 

[Zoglet]

4 minutes ago, Gakusee said:

 

Well, please compare those mei and let us know what you think. That is part of the learning curve and pleasure of investigation and improving one’s knowledge. 
Bear in mind that in the period you reference, the hamon looked different, wakizashi were already in place and signatures on short swords were on the other side, general geometry had shifted/changed from the kodachi (Kamakura) times etc 

 

I'll give it a look. I'm at this point shared in the major belief that it is a gimei kodachi from Bizen, but it's still good in my opinion to cross-reference whatever possible (not just trying to grasp at straws). The blade is beautiful still, and I'm almost 100% sure my father chose it for the blade, and not the mei.

(Edit: checked the signatures: He signed wakizashi signature, not kodachi)
 

[Gakusee]

54 minutes ago, Zoglet said:

 

(Edit: checked the signatures: He signed wakizashi signature, not kodachi)
 

We are getting somewhere …. You are learning…. That is the whole point of this exercise 

[Zoglet]

10 minutes ago, Gakusee said:

We are getting somewhere …. You are learning…. That is the whole point of this exercise 

 

Thank you, Michael. Will continue to do said research, and continue to read the books on nihonto I got my hands on, alongside Markusz Sesko's blog. The sword is still a beautiful Bizen kodachi and an excellent graduation gift (and still old, could have done much worse) to start a serious collection of nihonto. Thanks for teaching me new knowledge and encouraging me to continue my own research.

Best regards,
Zoglet

[Jacques D.]

4 hours ago, Zoglet said:

The file on the Nihontoclub website features a Norimune during the Bunmei period with both an Osafune signature and a nijimei signature which was recorded on page 753 of the Nihonto Meikan.