Mt. Fuji katana hamon.

[Tiger 1]

Hi guys.
I don't usually post here so I thought you might like to see something unusual.
This sword was acquired from an old friend who was a 33rd Illinois vet. It has been one of my better 'finds' vet direct.
Besides the higher quality hilt fittings the prize is the unusual hamon. It depicts the sun or moon over Mt. Fuji and a flock of cranes flying down the blade over water.

The tang is marked...... (Okada) Kaneyoshi saku.

The cloth tag is marked as such.

Nagoya-shi Naka-ku Sotoboricho
Aichi-ken Kannai Shusei Dai-2 Bu Shokoka
GOTO NOBUYOSHI

and

Kyoto-fu Maizuru-shi Manjiri Yanosake Nishi
Dai-7 Gokumi. 939
FURUTA KAZU kata

Any further information or comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Tony

[Tiger 1]

Hamon.

[Tiger 1]

Hard to photograph.

[GHP]

Does the scenery display on the other side? I'm guessing it is "Keshō" [cosmetic] -- an artistic application of the "finger stones."


Beautiful .....



--Guy

[gunto]

Nice sword. Never seen it with birds , only fujiyama.

[nickn]

It's not cosmetic it's part of the hamon
I had a Shinto wakizashi (I cannot remember the smith Osaka Shinto group I think) with a "Fuji" hamon but not with birds and a moon??
I would guess it's hard to achieve

[nickn]

It's not cosmetic it's part of the hamon
I had a Shinto wakizashi (I cannot remember the smith Osaka Shinto group I think) with a "Fuji" hamon but not with birds and a moon??
I would guess it's hard to achieve

[GHP]

It's not cosmetic it's part of the hamon
I had a Shinto wakizashi (I cannot remember the smith Osaka Shinto group I think) with a "Fuji" hamon but not with birds and a moon??
I would guess it's hard to achieve

I know the hamon can be made via claying & quenching, I was just wondering if this was a kesho version with hazuya & shashikomi nugui solvent --- it seems so nice.

I'd love to have a sword like this!!!

--Guy

[Beater]

Lovely looking sword.
Hawley's reference KAN-3113.
Also page 74 of Slough's Oshigata Book of Modern Japanese Swordsmiths 1868-1945.
Okada Kaneyoshi, from Seki, was placed in the 4th Seat - 1941 Exhibition.
Made low to medium grade Showato...that according to Slough but I wouldn't be surprised if that were a gendaito.
Any chance of seeing the tang and mei please?

[nickn]

I know the hamon can be made via claying & quenching, I was just wondering if this was a kesho version with hazuya & shashikomi nugui solvent --- it seems so nice.

I'd love to have a sword like this!!!

--Guy

I haven't seen a drawn on picture hamon
I am sure its part of the quench

[nickn]

I wonder if it would be easier to do a picture hamon with an oil quench??
If this is a showato

[Beater]

Just for interest, here's a mei by the same smith but on another sword. It clearly shows a Seki stamp, so is a Showato, not gendaito.
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Of further interest, here is a photo of this sword's hamon, for comparison with the one in this thread. It is very flamboyant even for a Showato. This suggests to me the swordsmith was not constrained in this part of the tempering process.

Slough also states that his swords are signed nakirishimei - so made by one person and signed by another, so I'd be interested in seeing this swords mei for comparison.

[nickn]

I guess a different kaneyoshi
Tony may we see the nakago?

[Bob Coleman]

I once had an oil tempered blade that incorporated over 20 different hamon patterns including fujisan. It was sort of a catalogue for one to choose what they wanted. It was mumei and mounted in cheap Showa era civilian mounts.

[Tiger 1]

Here's some more images of the Mt Fuji hamon katana.
Tsubasa and the reverse side of the blade showing hamon.
Tony