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Help on signature please
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Thank you. Do you know which Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi it is and time frame. A Google search on the name says there were more than one that signed that name from 1634 to 1853 with slight variances from the Kyoto branch and the Osaka branch. After further checking on other sites now that you gave me the name, I believe mine is the Osaka branch.
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NihontoEd
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Yes, it is signed as the Osaka branch. Although trying to determine the legitimacy of the mei with chalk rubbed in it and out of focus photos makes this nearly impossible. From what I can see I would say it has a fair probability of being shoshin or good.
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Wrong tang photos. I'm taking some more. I tried again, hope it's good enough. I think I left some powder residue. If you need me to clean more powder, let me know. Thank you
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The additional mei photos are much better. As I previously informed you, this sword is signed in the manner of the Osaka Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi. There were three generations of Osaka Yoshimichi. The Shodai was the second son of Kyo-Yoshimichi. They did not inscribe the Kiku mon.
Moving onto the photos of the blade itself, unfortunately, they are too distant and too out of focus. This prevents me from looking for kantei points which help in making a reasonable attribution.
When posting photos, it is critical to remove all fittings and photograph the blade only. There should be full length, as well as close up photos. Crisp, clear photos which I know too well how difficult this is to do.
Based on your photos the blade looks pretty good, but without better photos or an in-hand inspection I can only give you a probability based on the mei. Comparing your mei to several known good oshigata, it shows enough discrepancies in my comparison to give reason to doubt the legitimacy of the mei.
Again, based solely on these photos I would say generously this sword has a 80% probability of being gimei.
Moving onto the photos of the blade itself, unfortunately, they are too distant and too out of focus. This prevents me from looking for kantei points which help in making a reasonable attribution.
When posting photos, it is critical to remove all fittings and photograph the blade only. There should be full length, as well as close up photos. Crisp, clear photos which I know too well how difficult this is to do.
Based on your photos the blade looks pretty good, but without better photos or an in-hand inspection I can only give you a probability based on the mei. Comparing your mei to several known good oshigata, it shows enough discrepancies in my comparison to give reason to doubt the legitimacy of the mei.
Again, based solely on these photos I would say generously this sword has a 80% probability of being gimei.
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I will try and get some good photos of the blade. Again, thank you for your help and knowledge.