Daily Kantei #37
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.
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 · #36
- Norimitsu法光31% called it
- Kanenaga兼永22% called it
- Chogi長義56% called it
- Yoshioka Ichimonji吉岡一文字53% called it
- Kunitoshi國俊50% called it
36 judges bid
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.