Edfest Posted April 24, 2014 Report Posted April 24, 2014 Hello! I just purchased this katana and I'm trying to puzzle out the mei. I've made some guesses (with the help of the swordsmith list) but i'm having difficulty with a few of the characters. So far I think I've figured out: Noshu ju Tashiro Kakebe ? ? Kanenobu I'm having trouble with the 8th and 9th characters (and possibly the rest if someone corrects me :D ) Thank you in advance! -Ed Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted April 24, 2014 Report Posted April 24, 2014 Ed, if you give up try Reveal hidden contents Tashiro Sumibei/Kadobei(?) Kanenobu 田代角兵衛兼信 Quote
John A Stuart Posted April 24, 2014 Report Posted April 24, 2014 I wonder if this smith is in the Hiraga school lineage from Seki. They had names like Magobei and Shichirobei in later generations. John Quote
cabowen Posted April 24, 2014 Report Posted April 24, 2014 Long line of Tashiro Kanenobu smiths in Seki... Quote
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