Yoshimichi

[bullpuppy]

Received a email from Gordon Robson on a sword that I sent. He had some questions on the signature but he did say the work look like Yoshimichi. I wish I could take better photos. I like to get some opinions form the board. I have two sets of pictures at this link. The nice pictures are before it was polished and the terrible pictures are mine after the polish.

 

http://www.fototime.com/inv/2DF16EED508A3C2

 

Gordon Emails

 

 

 

 

From: Gordon Robson [mailto]

Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 7:01 PM

To: Tim Eastman

Subject: RE: Authentication of Signature.

 

 

 

Hi Tim,

 

 

 

It is very hard to see the hamon, but it does look like Yoshimichi’s sudareba. We don’t presently have a States side shinsa scheduled.

 

 

 

Gordon

[Jean]

Hi Tim,

 

It is dated Kwansei san nen ni gatsu hi (February 1791)

 

It looks sudareba - It would be 7th generation Yoshimichi - YOS 402

Taikan : S 94

 

Being at work I have no other references to compare the mei

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

According this article (my other informations do not give more):

 

http://www.nihontocraft.com/Mishina.html

 

 

  Quote

KT7) Yoshimichi, 7th generation, 1789, Yamashiro, ryo-wazamono, (Kiku) Tanba (no) Kami Yoshimichi (菊紋) 丹波守吉道, Tanba (no) Kami Yoshimichi 丹波守吉道. He went to study under Hamabe Toshinori 浜部寿格. Toshinori worked in Bizen style with tight itame and almost muji hada and fist-like choji and kiku flower choji with sugu-yakidashi. Yoshimichi's early name was Yoshinori 吉格. He moved to Edo with his teacher in 1788. He changed his name to Yoshimichi in 1789 and received his title in Oct., 1802. He died the following year at age 36. His works are in the tradition of his teacher's which is Hamabe style nioi based choji-midare.

[bullpuppy]

Thanks for the info. 7th generation yoshimichi, It looks like it was made by one yoshimichi and shortend by another.