nihon Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 A recent acquisition from Pablo kuntz from unique Japan. Thought I share a high quality, soshu den katana by kashu sanekage. Though it fail 70th juyo shinsa, it was given great remarks by the judges 6 1 1 Quote
Jussi Ekholm Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 Looks like it has nice wide shape. Good quality Sanekage works are very nice. 1 Quote
Lewis B Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 Don't feel too bad, the last 2 Shinsa have had extremely low pass rates relative to previous years. My Shikkake didn't pass 69th Juyo but Tanobe sensei said it has Juyo potential. I have a soft spot for Kashu Sanekage and considered buying one that was owned by your fellow Singaporean Mr Chua Quote
Mushin Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 Lovely work by a wonderful smith. I swear you could make a world class collection of the rejects from the Juyo Shinsa sessions of the last few years. Many excellent pieces have been left on the sidelines, so you are in excellent company. Quote
Lewis B Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 I got almost exactly the same feedback. And its justified in hand. Although for my Shikkake its the omote letting the side down. No Shintetsu but the polish according to Tanobe could have been better. I might get it looked at by a Togishi at some point and perhaps resubmit when the chance of passing improves. I would certainly think twice about submitting any blade (unless signed) at the moment based on the last 2 years Shinsa. But as Bobby says this strict Shinsa period could mean buyers have the opportunity to purchase some excellent blades without the Juyo premium. Quote
mecox Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 @nihon Jedediah, thanks for post on shinsa of your Sanekage, interesting. In support of Kashu Sanekage quite a bit in NMB Downlaods: Quote
nihon Posted January 15 Author Report Posted January 15 On 1/13/2025 at 8:55 PM, nihon said: A better quality picture of the jigane 1 Quote
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