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Daily Kantei #79

Five Juyo blades a day, the same set for everyone. Study the oshigata and the description, place one bid per blade, and see where you stand on the day's board.

30 judges have bid today

The hamon of a katana by Kagemitsu, Osafune school

Today's specimen

One blade, five names, 90 seconds. Study the oshigata and the description, then place your bid.

Practice kantei

New to it? Start in the dojo by matching each blade to one of the five traditions. 3 free rounds a day, full reveal every time.

Yesterday · #78

  1. Iwato Ichimonji岩戸一文字70% called it
  2. Kunitsugu國次4% called it
  3. Ichimonji一文字59% called it
  4. Norishige則重70% called it
  5. Ichimonji一文字39% called it

47 judges bid

Top of yesterday's board

  1. 1
    Lex van der Jagt
    Lex van der Jagt当時当当当405
  2. 2
    Steven Edmund
    Steven Edmund当×当当当405
  3. 3
    Koden
    Koden当時当当当405
  4. 4Tardy Shogun当時当当当405
  5. 5
    Chan
    Chan当時当当当405
  6. 6Anxious Sohei当×当当当405
  7. 7
    Atmow
    Atmow当時当当当405
  8. 8Demoted Tengu当時当当当405
  9. 9Dr Nihonto当×当当当405
  10. 10Grumpy Oni当×同当当380
  11. 11Thomas Schirrwitz当時同当当380
  12. 12Grumpy Tengu当時同当当380
  13. 13
    Lkytal
    Lkytal当時当同当380
  14. 14Dramatic Shogun当×当当同376
  15. 15
    Pns Shogun
    Pns Shogun当時当当同376

What is kantei?

Kantei (鑑定) is the connoisseur’s discipline of judging a blade on its workmanship alone: reading the steel, the temper line, and the shape, then naming the school and the smith. Japanese sword journals have run it as a reader’s exercise for decades. The journal prints the evidence, collectors send in their attributions, and the answer follows with the next issue.

The Daily Kantei is that tradition, daily. Five blades each day, every one a designated Jūyō Tōken. Study the oshigata and the description, place one bid per blade with 90 seconds on the clock, and the traditional verdicts grade your eye: atari (当り) for the exact maker, lesser honors for near judgments. Streaks, a daily board, and a seat in the dojo for those who prove themselves.

Questions

Is it free to play?
Yes. The daily five are free with an account. Ranked play in the dojo is for members.
Do I need to be an expert?
No. Each day’s set walks from approachable to genuinely hard, and every reveal explains the blade in front of you. Kantei practice is how collectors have always trained the eye.
Where do the blades come from?
Every blade served is a designated Jūyō Tōken: a sword judged historically important, with a published record. The answers come from the record, not from opinion.