Sabre88 Posted April 16 Report Posted April 16 I’m trying to figure out the name of the smith and a possible date the sword was made? Quote
Nobody Posted April 16 Report Posted April 16 宮城典真作 - Miyagi Norizane made. He was born in 1960, and he is still active. 2 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted April 16 Report Posted April 16 James, welcome to the NMB forum! These signatures are written (and read) vertically, tip-upwards. The NAKAGO does not look old, so probably quite recent. But age is not important in case the quality is good. Quote
Sabre88 Posted April 16 Author Report Posted April 16 On 4/16/2025 at 9:41 AM, Nobody said: 宮城典真作 - Miyagi Norizane made. He was born in 1960, and he is still active. Expand Thank You. I will see if I can get an image of the other side of the Nakago which should give me a date. Quote
Sabre88 Posted April 16 Author Report Posted April 16 I apologise for the poor quality image. I have asked for a better one. Quote
ROKUJURO Posted April 17 Report Posted April 17 James, if there was a date, it might be on the other side of the NAKAGO. Quote
Sabre88 Posted April 17 Author Report Posted April 17 Thanks. I’m hoping the seller can provide an image of the other side. It’s a nice to know. I can always take a better image myself if I buy the blade. Quote
xiayang Posted April 17 Report Posted April 17 The mei and nakago look rather dodgy, if you ask me... Compare to these examples of the smith's work: https://kako.nipponto.co.jp/swords2/KT214504.htm https://ikedaart.net/?pid=180628778 https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/w454764826/ Quote
Lewis B Posted April 17 Report Posted April 17 This is a modern gendaito maker so why would he put a mekugi-ana through his Mei. The style of nakago and Mei appear problematic. What is the nagasa measurement? Quote
Sabre88 Posted April 17 Author Report Posted April 17 I did have that thought myself. It’s 75cm The Nakago-jiri looks different as well. Quote
ROKUJURO Posted April 17 Report Posted April 17 How's the chance a living and working sword-smith gets faked? Phone him up and ask! In addition that: How is the blade? You don't want to purchase a NAKAGO with a MEI! Quote
Sabre88 Posted April 17 Author Report Posted April 17 The blade itself looks great. I wouldn’t have thought it would be faked either. It’s the anomalies that keeps us up at night. Maybe this was one of his early blades. Quote
Sabre88 Posted April 17 Author Report Posted April 17 Interesting. A 1988 blade with a similar Mei. https://www.samuraishokai.jp/sword/23140.html Quote
xiayang Posted April 18 Report Posted April 18 On 4/17/2025 at 11:09 PM, Sabre88 said: Interesting. A 1988 blade with a similar Mei. https://www.samuraishokai.jp/sword/23140.html Expand Have a close look at the placement of the mei the proportions of the individual characters the proportions of the characters relative to each other the execution of the characters (e.g., depth, width and shape of strokes) One of them is consistent with a master craftsman putting the final touch on a work of art that took hundreds of hours to create. The other one is sloppily executed with poor calligraphic aesthetics... 2 Quote
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