awataguchi kunitomo

[popsic]

I want to address to dear community of experts once again.

What do you think of this sword?

It's possible to read Kanji on ura mei?

 

Regards,

Vlad

[sanjuro]

Vlad.

 

My initial reaction to this without more detailed pictures, is that the kanji look wooden and rather stereotyped. Kanji engraved on the habaki is a rare occurrence in true nihonto, but frequently found on Chinese fakes. This configuration of fairly long habaki with a Mt fuji theme is quite modern and not necessarily Japanese in origin. I'm not passing judgement on the basis of these few pictures but merely making you aware that the possibility exists that this may not be a nihonto. More pictures of the nakago without the habaki, and an overall picture of the sugata would help a little.

[Grey Doffin]

Hi Vlad,

Looks very much like real Nihonto to me. Never seen a fake look this real.

Grey

[lbkmd43]

nakago appears to be original kiri and kiri yasurime are evident suguha hamon with hataraki in hamon very nice no way chinese fake old sword what does it have tori or koshi zori? should be shinsad

LKanarekMD

[popsic]

nakago appears to be original kiri and kiri yasurime are evident suguha hamon with hataraki in hamon very nice no way chinese fake old sword what does it have tori or koshi zori? should be shinsad

LKanarekMD

 

Thank you for replay.

It's look like koshi zori but after O-suriage. Please take a look.

Regards,

Vlad

[popsic]

Hi Vlad,

Looks very much like real Nihonto to me. Never seen a fake look this real.

Grey

 

Thank you for Grey

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

Real Japanese sword but not real Awataguchi Kunitomo.

[popsic]

Hi,

 

Real Japanese sword but not real Awataguchi Kunitomo.

 

Thank you,

Could you explain your deсision?

Who belong this work and what written on ura mei, please?

[popsic]

Vlad.

 

My initial reaction to this without more detailed pictures, is that the kanji look wooden and rather stereotyped. Kanji engraved on the habaki is a rare occurrence in true nihonto, but frequently found on Chinese fakes. This configuration of fairly long habaki with a Mt fuji theme is quite modern and not necessarily Japanese in origin. I'm not passing judgement on the basis of these few pictures but merely making you aware that the possibility exists that this may not be a nihonto. More pictures of the nakago without the habaki, and an overall picture of the sugata would help a little.

[lbkmd43]

Vlad went over nakago again sword is very koshizori what are two charachters on bottom of nakago sword is suriage but maybe not o suriage to make a statement that its not awataguchi seem impudent to me would like to see close up pictures of boshi nie nio and some better pics of hada then as I said BEFORE SHINSA real good looking nihonto

LKanarekMD

[David Flynn]

Koshizori in a sword that looks O suriage, are commonly Shinshinto copies. I'm not saying this one is, however it is a possibility.

[sanjuro]

Hi Vlad.

 

Thanks for the extra pics. Obviously this is a real nihonto and my caution was premature. Nice blade, and as David has pointed out, it seems to be a later rather than an earlier sword.

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

Awataguchi Kunitomo is a very big name (rated Saijo saku by Fujishiro), he was a Gotoba ban kaji, and his extent long works are scarce (only two signed blades). Sugata and kissaki lenght don't match.