pcfarrar Posted May 20, 2013 Report Posted May 20, 2013 A friend has an interesting wakizashi that is signed Takada ju minamoto(?) Yukihisa. I can't find a match in Hawleys does anyone have any ideas? The blade is quite unusual, and is a nagamaki shape with quite a deep sori. It appears to be koto. Thanks, Peter Quote
Markus Posted May 20, 2013 Report Posted May 20, 2013 I have two Yukihisa from Bungo in my index: Yukihisa (行久), Bunmei (文明, 1469-1487), Bungo – „Hōshū Ōno Yukihisa“ (豊州大野行久), Yukitada school (行忠) Yukihisa (行久), Tenshō (天正, 1573-1592), Bungo – „Hōshū Mie-jū Kainomoto Fujiwara Yukihisa“ (豊州三重住甲斐本藤原行久), „Bungo Ōno-jū Kainomoto Fujiwara Yukihisa“ (豊後大野住甲斐本藤原行久), „Fujiwara Yukihisa“ (藤原行久), „Hōshū Takada-jū Fujiwara Yukihisa“ (豊州高田住藤原行久), he beared the first names „Naiki“ (内記) and „Matazaemon“ (又左衛門) and lived in Kainomoto (甲斐本) in Bungo´s Ōno (大野), „Kainomoto“ is also pronounced as „Kaimoto“ and written with the characters (賀井本) Quote
NihontoEurope Posted May 21, 2013 Report Posted May 21, 2013 Peter, If you post better pictures I can spend some time on it. /Martin Quote
pcfarrar Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Posted May 29, 2013 spektrat said: Peter, If you post better pictures I can spend some time on it. /Martin Hi Martin, I will upload some more photos tonight. Thanks, Peter Quote
pcfarrar Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Posted May 29, 2013 I've uploaded a better photo of the mei and a couple of the blade. The mei is still quite difficult to see as it is quite worn. It has a gunome hamon with itame hada. I still can't figure out if it is minamoto after the ju or another kanji? Quote
NihontoEurope Posted May 29, 2013 Report Posted May 29, 2013 Don't worry. I will crack it. /Martin Quote
NihontoEurope Posted June 5, 2013 Report Posted June 5, 2013 Peter, Would it be possible to either rule out or confirm the following: 1. 高田住斐行久 2. 高田甲斐行久 3. What you say/think is Minamoto is in fact 斐 4. 住 is or is not 甲 /Martin Quote
pcfarrar Posted June 7, 2013 Author Report Posted June 7, 2013 Thanks for the help Martin I will have a look tomorrow and see if I can figure out which it is. Quote
Bazza Posted June 8, 2013 Report Posted June 8, 2013 Rather than "something YUKI HISA", perhaps "NORI (or something) YUKI KORE"??? BaZZa. Quote
pcfarrar Posted June 8, 2013 Author Report Posted June 8, 2013 Hopefully this oshigata might help. Even in hand you just can't see it any better.... I think 高田住斐行久 is closest but I'm not certain on the 斐? Bazza I think it is Yukihisa, I don't think the final kanjii is a kore. Quote
NihontoEurope Posted June 9, 2013 Report Posted June 9, 2013 Peter, I think this is the work of YUKIHISA of Bunmei Jidai. /Martin Quote
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