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<p>[QUOTE="the blacksmith, post: 9864107, member: 20148"]I tend to work the other way round Komo, blade first, then signature. I once owned an exquisite wakizashi, in the shirasaya that you mentioned. I bought it at Christies in 1982. The blade was in perfect polish, came with a certificate signed by a famous Japanese sword appraiser, Hakusui Inami. </p><p>The signature, though well done, and the certificate didn't have the appraisers seal on it, meaning it wasn't worth the paper it was written on! I bought the blade because it was enormous and had all the features that I loved, but it was totally different from any blade made by the smith who supposedly signed the tang. The mei was Tsuta Echizen no Kami Sukehiro, a very well known smith, and dated Enpo Go Nen (1677), The blade was absolutely beautiful, but clearly not made by Sukehiro. The signature looked good, but the blade couldn't lie![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="the blacksmith, post: 9864107, member: 20148"]I tend to work the other way round Komo, blade first, then signature. I once owned an exquisite wakizashi, in the shirasaya that you mentioned. I bought it at Christies in 1982. The blade was in perfect polish, came with a certificate signed by a famous Japanese sword appraiser, Hakusui Inami. The signature, though well done, and the certificate didn't have the appraisers seal on it, meaning it wasn't worth the paper it was written on! I bought the blade because it was enormous and had all the features that I loved, but it was totally different from any blade made by the smith who supposedly signed the tang. The mei was Tsuta Echizen no Kami Sukehiro, a very well known smith, and dated Enpo Go Nen (1677), The blade was absolutely beautiful, but clearly not made by Sukehiro. The signature looked good, but the blade couldn't lie![/QUOTE]
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