Sayagaki for Yoshimitsu Sword

[Dino]

I was hoping someone could read this sayagaki and give an me English translation of it. If I am asking for too much please tell me. I have spent a couple hours a day for the last few months reading several Nihonto books learning about the swords and trying to translate NBTHK and NTHK papers of swords that I have aquired. I think I'm getting worse than when I first started, without a doubt this has to been one of the hardest things for me but I REALLY ENJOY THE SWORDS!

 

Thank you

Dino

[Dino]

These are the Pictures of the Sayagaki for the Yoshimitsu sword, sorry about that. The pixels needed to be reduced for the attatchments

 

Thank you

Dino

[Jean]

Hi Dino,

 

I am not very good at kanji but Tanobe sensei sayagaki are generally alike :

 

From top to bottom :

 

- Bizen Osafune Yoshimitsu

 

-two columns side by side : comment on the sword

 

- Nagasa : I let you decipher it, it is an easy one

 

- Date on which Tanobe has made the sayagaki and entered it in its record + signature

 

 

By the way, probably your sword is not far from 1450

 

Here is a picture of my wak Yoshimitsu kanteisho dtd Kosho

[Brian]

Hi Dino,

 

Rotated the pics so they are a bit easier to read. You say you have just started studying Nihonto? Well..you seem to have acquired some nice pieces there judging by this one

 

Brian

[Bugyotsuji]

The only bit that I can be comfortable reading completely is the second section, left line. The others are patchy, a bit like looking through a glass darkly, and I am looking forward to someone's explanation of the rest. A great opportunity to learn!

 

2nd section, left:

 

室町中業ノ典型的作..

Muromachi Chu (Naka?) Waza no Tenkei-teki Saku

Typical work of the mid-Muromachi Period

 

3rd section down:

 

刃長壱尺九寸九分弱有之

Ha Naga(Cho?) Is-shaku Kyu Sun　Kyu Bun Jaku yushi(?)

Blade length One Shaku 9 Sun 9 Bun, a little less, having in total

[Jean]

The blade is probably Kozori school

[Nobody]

I read that as follows;

 

備刕長船賀光

– Bishû Osafune Yoshimitsu

 

長禄四年紀有之 同工佳品而此出来ハ (Chôroku yo nen-ki ari kore, dôkô kahin shikoushite kore deki wa)

室町中葉ノ典型的作域也 (Muromachi chûyô no tenkeiteki sakuiki nari)

- Its date is the 4th year of Chôroku (1460). It is a good work of the smith, and the workmanship shows a typical style of the middle of Muromachi period.

 

刃長 壹尺九寸九分弱有之 (Hachô: ichi shaku kyû sun kyû bu jaku ari kore)

– Blade length is a little less than 1 shaku 9 sun 9 bu (60.3 cm).

 

丁丑歳霜月中浣 田野邉道宏識 (Hinoto-Ushi no toshi, Shimotsuki chûkan, Tanobe Michihiro shirusu)

– The middle of November in 1997, Tanobe Michihiro wrote.

[Bugyotsuji]

There is Nobody to thank! （Western joke)

 

You are not Nobody.　You are Somebody.

 

Just one word to describe your powers: すごい！

 

[Dino]

Thank you Jean, Brian, Bugyotsuji and Nobody for your help on this, it is highly appreciated!!!

 

Thank you again

Dino