majortiger Posted February 12, 2010 Report Posted February 12, 2010 is the mei "来國俊"? please help. Quote
george trotter Posted February 12, 2010 Report Posted February 12, 2010 Pssst...Mr Majortiger of Sydney...the boss is getting cranky about people not signing their posts. Unless you want to risk the chop, please give your name. Thanks, George. Quote
Toryu2020 Posted February 12, 2010 Report Posted February 12, 2010 George - Perhaps it should be a rule - no one posts a reply until a proper introduction has been made. -t (for tom) Quote
Brian Posted February 12, 2010 Report Posted February 12, 2010 I do now require a real name to be filled in when you register, and it should be visible under profiles, but yep...much easier when everyone signs. Peter, assistance will be along shortly I am sure. A hot and hectic Friday afternoon Brian Quote
Bruno Posted February 12, 2010 Report Posted February 12, 2010 Brian, Maybe as a mod you could modify "something" in order to that every unsigned thread would be automaticaly not posted....do not know if I am clear here. Quote
Jean Posted February 12, 2010 Report Posted February 12, 2010 I am not really a hand with this computer things but succeeded in putting my first name so anybody can do it. So you just have to say (as someone we all know) "Yes, I can" BTW, in our French Forum, the subscription becomes valid only after the introduction. If not done within 24/48 hours after the subscription, it is cancelled Quote
sanjuro Posted February 12, 2010 Report Posted February 12, 2010 C'mon Major tiger........(Peter), Sign the post please. I'm an Aussie too, so dont be shy. You want all these international types thinking we are dumb colonials? Quote
Mark Green Posted February 12, 2010 Report Posted February 12, 2010 If you go to your profile page. There is a way to have your signiture place everytime you post. You just check the box below when you post. When you have done it once, it will stay that way until you change it. Very easy See Quote
Brian Posted February 12, 2010 Report Posted February 12, 2010 Ok..I'm sure we made our point :D Now anyone got an idea of the mei? Can't make out the first kanji myself. Looks like maybe X kuni saku? Brian Quote
sanjuro Posted February 12, 2010 Report Posted February 12, 2010 O suriage, Rai Kunitoshi ........ It couldn't really be ...... could it? Is it just me, or is the transverse stroke on the upper character (Rai) a bit suspicious? Quote
outlier48 Posted February 12, 2010 Report Posted February 12, 2010 Transverse strokes on 来 do look "fresher" or "cleaner" than the rest of the strokes in all three mei. Maybe its just the lighting? Charlie Brashear Quote
majortiger Posted February 13, 2010 Author Report Posted February 13, 2010 Pssst...Mr Majortiger of Sydney...the boss is getting cranky about people not signing their posts. Unless you want to risk the chop, please give your name.Thanks, George. Sorry for no signature, I thought that my name should be automaticly posted Quote
majortiger Posted February 13, 2010 Author Report Posted February 13, 2010 Transverse strokes on 来 do look "fresher" or "cleaner" than the rest of the strokes in all three mei. Maybe its just the lighting? Charlie Brashear I am not sure how "来" is cleaner and fresher than other kanjis. I got this sword in 2008, I have been trying to figure out if the signature is genuine. Quote
majortiger Posted February 13, 2010 Author Report Posted February 13, 2010 I post some photos of the signature from different angles, hope they can be helpful Quote
majortiger Posted February 13, 2010 Author Report Posted February 13, 2010 I can not see the photos I posted, I dont see why Quote
James Posted February 13, 2010 Report Posted February 13, 2010 We'll need more than just the mei to determine if genuine (Post pics of the rest of the blade) Quote
Stephen Posted February 13, 2010 Report Posted February 13, 2010 Peter click on the file highlight, remember sometime back...we had a thread on keyhole mekugiana. anyone? Quote
majortiger Posted February 13, 2010 Author Report Posted February 13, 2010 Measurements: nakago: 21.5cm, O-suriage, 3 mekugiana nagasa: 69.5cm sori:1.8cm motohaba: 2.8cm sakihaba: 1.7cm I can not see hamon on the blade Quote
majortiger Posted February 13, 2010 Author Report Posted February 13, 2010 more pics of the blade Quote
outlier48 Posted February 13, 2010 Report Posted February 13, 2010 Hi Peter, Stephen has a great memory - check out the subject post "Mekugi ana shape?" from October 2006. Guido Schiller posted as follows: "There are quite a few types of "non-standard" Mekugi-ana, called Hikae-mekugi-ana (控目釘穴). The one pictured is the Hyôtan-ana 瓢箪穴 (bottle gourd hole), and is indeed found often on Kamakura period blades like the Rai school (most fell victim to Suriage, but you sometimes can see them on Tantô). There's also a type with a squarish extention of the round Ana, called - you guessed it already - Kaku-ana. And then there are Keshô-ana, purely decorative, like the heart shaped I-no-me-ana, and the chrysanthemum shaped Kiku-ana." To my newbie eyes I think "Hyôtan-ana 瓢箪穴 (bottle gourd hole)" is a very good description of the unusual mekugi ana in the nakago of your sword. Perhaps others with more experience can weigh in. Charlie Brashear Quote
majortiger Posted February 13, 2010 Author Report Posted February 13, 2010 Thanks a lot for you all. I am new in collecting Japanese sword, I have to learn more knowledge about Japanese sword. I really think here can help me greatly. Quote
majortiger Posted February 13, 2010 Author Report Posted February 13, 2010 I saw a pic in this web site shows that the "来" in the signature of the Rai Kunitoshi is similar to the "来” on the nakago of my sword. http://www.sho-shin.com/rai4a.htm Quote
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