Help With Kanteisho Translation

[Jean]

Hi Guys,

 

Here is the hozon certificate of the koshirae which comes along with my last sword. If anyone could translate the small kanji describing the F/K (Shakudo), the menuki (Yamagane), and above all the tsuba, I'll be grateful. It is described as uchigatana and I think it is because of the tsuba which is not Aoi gata shape. otherwise it will be described as handachi.

[Kai-Gunto]

Hi Jean,

Sorry ,Cant help You ,but thats a damn nice koshirae. Congrats mate.

[Jussi Ekholm]

I just saw that koshirae yesterday while I was browsing and I thought that is a great and classy koshirae... until I saw the tsuba. I just don't like that tsuba at all, too loud for my taste.

 

Hopefully more experienced folks will chime in and correct if I'm wrong, as I'm so slow it'll take me too long to get whole translation figured out...

 

Here is what I see on the first line. Fuchi, kashira, seme, kojiri - shakudoji 素紋 (I am thinking these 2 would mean plain design without mon) mumei.

[loui]

The tsuba is very nice!

[Henry Wilson]

The small writing seems to describe the tosogu. The tsuba theme is described as pine 松 plum 梅 bamboo 竹 grass 草 theme. Hope this helps.

[Jean]

Hi Henry,

 

Yes the small writting seems to describe the tosogu. Concerning the tsuba have you any idea of the school? The fukurin seems to be lacquered (some of the lacquer has flaked away).

[Nobody]

縁頭・責・鐺 - Fuchi/Kashira, Seki, Kojiri

赤銅地素紋 無銘 - Shakudo-ji with no decoration, Mumei

 

目貫 - Menuki

這龍図 山銅地 容彫 金色絵 - Fig. of HaiRyu (dragon), Yamagane-ji, Katachi-bori, Kin-Iroe

 

口・栗形 - Kuchi, Kurigata

黒漆角 - Kuro Urushi, Tsuno (horn)

 

鐔 - Tsuba

変り形 木製 黒漆石地 松竹梅唐草図 - Kawai-gata, Wood made, Kuro Urushi stone like finish, Fig. of pine, bamboo, apricot tree, and Karakusa

金蒔絵 鋤残耳 片櫃孔片埋 - Kin-Makie, Sukinokoshi-mimi, One hitsu-ana plugged

[Henry Wilson]

Hi Jean

 

No school as far as I can tell. Only the workmanship seems to be described in detail. I think the tsuba has black lacquered but I am viewing from my phone which is making cross referencing hard. I am sure others who can help more roll be along. Extremely nice by the way

[brannow]

Very nice koshirae!