ANTIQUE Japanese SWORD KATANA SUKESADA 祐定 signed w/WW2 GUNTO

[Swords]

I saw this sword by Sukasada but am Leary since his name were faked 

Any opinions would be appreciated 

 

 

Antique nihonto Japanese katanai sword BIZEN KOKU JYU OSAFUNE SUKESADA SAKU 備前國住長船祐定作 August 1558 永禄元年八月日 signed

 

[Alex A]

Id be leary too if those are the only pictures you have.

[Swords]

I have more didn’t think it mattered much but here’s more 

[NewB]

I know the seller

reliable however the blades are either out of polish or with flaws or gimei

look at the prices of his papered examples

 

just fyi

 

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[Swords]

Thanks for that Newb you’re probably right 

A gimei is a big concern 

[NewB]

I’m not stating it is gimei

but usually his papered pieces are not no reserve auction

i bought some pieces that papered later but I did a lot of research before purchasing 

 

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[ChrisW]

Buy the blade for what it is, not the name it purports to be. If it is good workmanship, then the signature matters little.

If the blade is not good workmanship, then there will be another that does speak to you eventually.

[Rivkin]

The signature looks sort of acceptable, the right calligraphy, the right condition.

The issue is there is not much to see in the blade.

Hazy suguha, hazy hada.

Saiha? Can be, though sugata looks original. Very cheap dealer's polish? Another possibility.

So yes, its plausible, but it does not appear to be in a collectible condition as is.

 

One interesting thing to check on Sukesada's especially is how the shinogi is. If its very low, a good chance its original.