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Post by mississippijoel on Oct 1, 2018 21:24:00 GMT
A friend is wanting me to sell this item he got. He says parts of this sword are several hundred years old. It was brought over to America after WW2. According to him, the saya is wrapped in shark skin, and the habaki is made of gold. Can anyone tell me what they can tell of the make and the writing, who the maker may have been, and what the two little accessories are that came on the sides of the saya?
Thanks!
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Post by randomnobody on Oct 1, 2018 22:59:37 GMT
Looks legit to me. Shinogi-zukuri wakizashi with koshibi, saya has kozuka and kogai. Looks like the nakago has an inscription declaring either the owner or a cutting test, likely the latter.
Pretty interesting piece, either way. Couldn't tell you how old, a few hundred years isn't unlikely.
Edit: Forgot about the shark skin bit. I don't know if shark skin was really a thing, but ray skin was very popular for tsuka and saya. As far as I'm aware the two are the same word, which leads to some confusion. Most likely stingray.
Can't say anything about the habaki. May be gold? Probably more likely to be brass or copper...but maybe?
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Post by Jussi Ekholm on Oct 2, 2018 2:38:58 GMT
Bizen no Kuni-jū Osafune Shichibei no Jō Sukesada 備前国住長船七兵衛尉祐定
He worked around Tenshō (1573-1592). Sword looks nice and by first glance I don't see any major problems. Could very well be genuine work by him. Not amongst the famous Sukesada of late Muromachi.
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Post by treeslicer on Oct 2, 2018 19:01:25 GMT
To my eye, a very, very nice, authentic piece.
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Post by csills2313 on Oct 4, 2018 14:23:41 GMT
Really cool piece. Certainly looks like the real deal.
I was looking online and found a snapshot of a similar piece. I wonder if the markings are similar or the same?
Since you have all the photos, you probably should try and get an appraisal.
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Post by brad737 on Oct 6, 2018 19:29:36 GMT
If you don’t want it, can I get it? 😁
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Post by csills2313 on Oct 6, 2018 20:33:53 GMT
Sure!!
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Post by vermithrax on Oct 9, 2018 2:25:44 GMT
Can't find a signature that matches this one in depth or style.
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Post by stone8 on Oct 23, 2018 12:01:34 GMT
Nice horimono on the kozuka... nice-looking habaki, too... not enough pics of the blade, though. Beautiful catch... congrats!!
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Post by mattmayberry on Nov 2, 2018 10:10:09 GMT
Did you ever end up selling it? If not I'd be interested in purchasing. Thank you, Matt Mayberry
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Post by uchiha998 on Jan 15, 2019 5:02:15 GMT
Bizen no Kuni-jū Osafune Shichibei no Jō Sukesada 備前国住長船七兵衛尉祐定 He worked around Tenshō (1573-1592). Sword looks nice and by first glance I don't see any major problems. Could very well be genuine work by him. Not amongst the famous Sukesada of late Muromachi. I thought I saw Sue -Bizen definitely could make Osafune. Sukesada was hard for me to see until you pointed out. The only that really makes wonder about b the blade is for a blade from the Tensho era is that the mei is so clean, no rust at all really. Hard to believe to that is a koto wakizashi. I wish I could see more of the hamon and especially the boshi. Not that I doubt your assessment by any means. I just want to see if is a Osafune with Yamashiro influence or all Bizen.
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