Date and signature help

[growlingbear]

Having inherited a Shinto katana I have been trying to learn more about translating the kanji on swords through this website and trying to translate kanji on dealer sites as well (these are good so I can check my translations!). The NMB is hugely helpful and I think I am making progress, however I have come across this date and signature on a tanto which has me stumped. I can work out some of the date (I think), but the signature I can't figure out - whoever this smith is, I'm struggling with his handwriting!

 

The date is here:

Which I think says "A day in the 9th month of the XXX year of Meiji"

 

The signature is here:

And I have no clue what this says. Any help would be most welcome!

 

My friend emailed me these pics, I'm not sure where he got them from. I will try and find a picture of the blade to share.

 

Thanks in advance for your help,

 

James

[k morita]

Hi,

Maybe Horii Taneyoshi.

 

 

#1 pic:

September,1895

 

#2 pic:

At Takanawa

Made by Taneyoshi 胤 吉

[k morita]

Hi,

Did you understand the meaning of the signature of both tang of this Tanto?

 

"Takanawa" is a place name in Tokyo, there was a residence of a patron(Baron Sanomiya Yoshitane) of Taneyoshi.

Taneyoshi made his swords in a patron's residence after moving to Tokyo from Shiga prefecture.

1895 was an important year of the turning point for Taneyoshi.

[growlingbear]

Thank you Morita san, your translation was much appreciated.

 

I will try and get some more pictures of the blade.

 

Thanks again,

 

James