Daily Kantei #52
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.
10 judges have bid today
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 · #51
- Kanemichi兼道36% called it
- Sukenaga助長60% called it
- Ujisada氏貞12% called it
- Yoshikage義景57% called it
- Tadayoshi忠吉14% called it
42 judges bid
Top of yesterday's board
- 1exchamp87当当同当当4705:29 left
- 2Grumpy Tengu当当同当当4704:02 left
- 3Frugal Oni 70当当当当能3922:44 left
- 4Chan当時同当当3804:58 left
- 5Chatty Kirin当当同当能3674:52 left
- 6Grumpy Hatamoto当当同当能3674:08 left
- 7thomasschirrwitz当当同当能3672:18 left
- 8klee3487当当当同時3554:02 left
- 9晓风君当当同当時3553:58 left
- 10Brooding Tonosama時当同同同3265:14 left
- 11Sebuh当時時当当3056:33 left
- 12Tardy Shogun当当時当能2922:41 left
- 13Indecisive Kuge当当能当時2905:13 left
- 14Part-time Tengu当時当当時2901:02 left
- 15pns.shogun時当同当能2774:52 left
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.