Fake Japanese Sword clues

[hso]

Good article on spotting fake Japanese swords.

http://www.jssus.org/nkp/fake_japan...TRpOpXdv7L0eqTCCPAOlYTStTEhsht_WeGi5pj86ZW9vQ

 

[Speedo66]

Here are some photos I took a few years ago at the Honolulu museum, I assume the swords are genuine.

 

[hso]

I assum

Unless posted with attribution you can't always since curators may want to put an example out and may or may not know about nohinto.

 

[Speedo66]

Unless posted with attribution you can't always since curators may want to put an example out and may or may not know about nohinto.

Well, I’m going to HI in 2 1/2 weeks, if I hit the museum I’ll see what they have to say.

 

[Speedo66]

We did go back to the Honolulu Museum at the the request of my wife, and I was able to get info on the swords in post #2 in this thread.

Also took some closeups of the detail in the silk sword hanger and metal work.

That middle sword from the 14th century was an incredible work of art, worthy of placement in an art museum, which it was.