cisco-san

Many thanks!!

Hello, I kindly ask for support as I am fully struggling on this Mei. My try makes absolutely no sense, at least for me. I read 一神守護安_x_x (ichi kami kami Mori Yasu x x. Many thanks in advance.

see also https://nihontoclub....ei=fujiwara+noriyuki

yes seems so, but the blade looks quite nice anyway

interesting, never seen a Mumei, star stamped blade!!

Hello, sorry I don´t want to hijach this tread, but I own a blade signed "Unshū Yoshikane saku" and on the other site "Mamorigatana Suyama Tadash" (see also )

Hello, the blade seems to be signed 和泉守國定 (Izumi no Kami Kunisada) regards Klaus

unfortunately I am not able to join the meeting, even I would like to see this great blade in hands...

does not look like a Seki stamp...

price?

Hello, many thanks, great find, this is the first information I got from this smith!!

Hello, Some weeks ago I posted this blade in the "Nihonto" section, but till looking for information about this smith. Therefore I am posting it here in the "Military Swords of Japan" section again. The blade is signed: Yamato [no] kuni Tadayoshi (大和 国 忠義) and is dated Shôwa Jû Shichi Nen Shi Gatsu Kichi Hi (lucky day April Showa 17 (1942)) 昭和 十 七 年 四 月 吉 日 Unfortunately I can not find any information about this smith. The only information I have is, that the smith was most probably Suzuki Tadayoshi (based on information from the well known Chris Bowen). He has also no more information. I tried to find information about this smith in many books as well as on Web, but no luck. Even I can not find other blades signed this way. Any further information would be great... Many thanks in advance. Klaus

from John S. Slough´s book

@Markus, any progress on the Gendaito book or has this project been stopped?

Hello, I am of course not sure, but for me the tang seems post-war, but I might be wrong. Maybe others have more experience. Do you have pics from the blade? regards Klaus

any date on the other side of the tang?

Hello, based on Markus book: MYŌJU (明寿), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu → AKITOSHI (明寿), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu AKITOSHI (明寿), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Akitoshi” (明寿), real name Ōno Takeshi (大野勇), born October 7th 1911, he died on September 11th 1983 and was working as a guntō smith during World War II

57, started 20 years ago

of course you are right :-)

see also Maybe @Ray Singer has more details about this smith

PM sent

Any idea which generation of Kanemaki made this blade?

overall great first blade in very nice Koshirae!! Well done!!

from Markus book: YASUHIRO (康広), 1 st gen., Kanbun (寛文, 1661-1673), Settsu – “Bitchū no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro” (備中守橘康広), “Kishū-jū Yasuhiro” (紀州住安広), “Tomita Gorōzaemon no Jō Yasuhiro” (富田五郎左衛門尉 康広), Ōsaka-Ishidō school, real name Tomita Gorōzaemon (富田五郎左衛門), he came originally from Ōmi and was the second son of Tosa Shōgen Tameyasu (土佐将監為康), he signed his name in early years with the characters (安広), later he moved to Ōsaka and founded there the Ōsaka-Ishidō school, he worked in the Ichimonji style, i.e. in chōji with a midare-utsuri, but also blades with a tōranba in ko-nie-deki with many nie and a wide nioiguchi are extant, he also worked in Yamashiro province, wazamono, chūjō-saku YASUHIRO (康広), 2 nd gen., Jōkyō (貞享, 1684-1688), Settsu – “Bitchū no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro” (備中守橘康広), Ōsaka-Ishidō school, real name Tomita Sō´emon (富田惣右衛門), he also carved a chrysanthemum or a chrysanthemum on a branch onto his tangs and worked in the style of his father, the 1st gen. Yasuhiro, chūjō-saku YASUHIRO (康広), 3 rd gen., Kyōhō (享保, 1716-1736), Settsu – “Bitchū no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro” (備中守橘康広), Ōsaka-Ishidō school, only few blades are extant by him, it is said that he too carved a chrysanthemum onto his tangs

Hi Ray, sorry I did not rotate it correctly - next time!