Help With Translation

[Michael 67]

 

Who can please translate the signature. I can not make better pictures at the moment. many thanks for your help.

[Michael 67]

Pictures

[cisco-san]

maybe xxx Yoshikane

[Stephen]

Noshu ju ? Yoshikane

[uwe]

Agreed.......

 

Hi Michael,

first (at least) two kanji are missing in your pictures. The remaining part might be "...ju..?..Yoshi(kane?)"

No warranty!

 

Ohh, missed the last pic.......

[Michael 67]

Another try to make better photos.

[Stephen]

all i could find, maybe not noshu

 

YOSHIKANE (義兼), Bunpō (文保, 1317-1319), Bizen – “Bishū Osafune-jū Yoshikane” (備州長船住義兼), jūka-chōji

YOSHIKANE (義兼), Meitoku (明徳, 1390-1394), Bizen – “Bishū Osafune Yoshikane” (備州長船義兼), student of son of Yoshikage (義景), gunome mixed with ko-chōji, gunome-midare, ryō-wazamono

YOSHIKANE (義兼), Keiō (慶応, 1865-1868), Kōzuke – “Gōshū-jū Unryūshi Yoshikane saku” (江州住雲龍子 義兼作), “Kōzuke Nitta-Kasakake ni oite Unryūshi Yoshikane kore o saku” (上毛於新田笠懸雲龍子義兼作之), he came originally from Komatsu (小松) in Kaga province but moved later to Ōmi and later due to an invitation of Kunisada Chūji´s (国定忠治, 1810-1851) wife Otama (お玉) to Kōzuke province, Kunisada Chūji was a kind of Japanese Robin Hood and gambler, Yoshikane is also listed under the name Komatsu Gorō (小松五郎), he used the gō Unryūshi (雲龍子), the jigane is an itame mixed with masame, the hamon is a gunome with slightly pointed yakigashira

YOSHIKANE (義兼), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Yoshikane” (義兼), real name “Mishina Yuichi” (三品由一)

[Michael 67]

Ok,

Thank you Stephen,

[SwordGuyJoe]

Noshu ju mishina Yoshikane

[cisco-san]

  On 12/7/2016 at 10:39 PM, SwordGuyJoe said:

Noshu ju mishina Yoshikane

Gendaito?! But Nakago and Mei are looking older?! Just my 2 Cent.

[SwordGuyJoe]

It looks older, but that could strictly be due to climate and the last 70 years of care or lack thereof or artificially aged. There are plenty of showa examples that look similar. Either way, in my opinion, that's the mei.

[cisco-san]

Joe, Many thanks for explanation.

[Michael 67]

 

Thank you Joe