Kanj Magician Required

[kissakai]

This has been on the NMB before
Believed to be dated around 1660 with suguha hamon and fine nie but school unknown

Can any one translate the saya?. Also any comments about the katata would be welcome

 

 

 

The saya has some kanji but I can not make them out so I've taken a series of images and put them together in two sets

 

Set 1 at the top of the saya

 

 

Set 2 at the bottom of the saya

 

 

Grev UK

[Robert Mormile]

Grev: 

 

If I can see through the glare properly it reads as follows:

Hizen (no) Kuni Tadayoshi

肥前国忠吉

 

Second line looks like its length:

長さ二尺七寸八分

 

Which if accurate would be quite long…  (over 84 cm)

I must be missing something.  Either blurry characters or not matching the blades length...
 

Enjoy the weekend.

Robert

[kissakai]

Hi Robert

As I said it is very difficult to read as it's worn and my photographic skills are not the best so thanks for your comments

The blade is 55 cm long and the saya is 59 cm long

I suppose is there anything to suggest the saya gaki is related to the katana!

 

 

Grev

[Robert Mormile]

Grev:

Well the hamon and sugata are plausible for Hizen Tadayoshi but difficult to say any more.  The script is written in cursive “sosho” so it adds to the level of difficulty of reading it, for me.  In any event, a handsome wakizashi.  The masterful Tadayoshi works that I have seen tend to have a wide and bright habuchi; I don't see that in this example.  This may be a later work of the school if, indeed, of Hizen Tadayoshi lineage.  Perhaps some of the more knowledgeable members could provide some additional comments.  I think some information on the boshi might enable that discussion.

 

Robert

[kissakai]

^{Hi Robert}

^{I've scanned the point and you can just make out a bit more of the hamon}

 

 

^Grev

[kissakai]

_Hi

_{Is this post finished?}

 

_{Nice to get:}

_{Hizen (no) Kuni Tadayoshi}

_{肥前国忠吉}

 

_{Second line looks like its length:}

_{長さ二尺七寸八分}

 

_{The only info I had was that is was dated around 1660}

_{Also the hole in the shira saya is only half the size of the one in tang so maybe the saya doesn't match the katana!}

 

 

_{Grev UK}

 

[k morita]

 

Hi,

 

Hizen (no) Kuni Tadahiro

肥前國忠廣

 

 

length: (one)-shaku, 7-sun, 7-bu

長 尺七寸七分有之

[kissakai]

Hi

I've looked into this wakizashi using Morita san's translation and my previous notes

 

I've worked out that (one)-shaku, 7-sun, 7-bu = 54cms but the actual length is 55cms

Saruta San said it was Kanbun period which is right for Tadihiro Hizen 2nd master

The hamon is chu sugaha and has kiri yasurime on the nakago

I've added a couple more images but do I take it any further?

This was an almost accidental acquisition and completely out of my field of collecting and maybe just accept this as a nice example in good condition?

The expectation of it being Tadahiro are 1000's to one although I do think this has been well looked after

 

 

 

 

Grev UK