Bizen Yokoyama Sukenaga mei, help requested

[Marius]

Dear All,

 

I have recently bought a sword with the mei of a Bizen Yokoyama smith, Sukenaga. Would you please help to decipher the mei? Many thanks :-)

[Marius]

second picture here, sorry...

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

 

Mei reads (ura) Bizen Osafune Ju - Kikumon Ichi and (omote) Yokohama Kaga no suke Fujiwara Sukenaga

 

[Marius]

Thank you, Jacques :-)

[Yoshii]

Hello out there,

Last year I also did aquire a katana made by Yokoyama Sukenaga

Sadly enough it does have two hagiri.

It is almost signed the same way, the kiku mon and the kanji are on the side with the kanji Bizen Osafune ju

On the other side is not only his name but also the date inscribed.

I'm not an epert on Sukenaga, but it could be that my sword was signed by Sukekane, his nephew.

Greeting Jos

[Marius]

Hello out there,

Last year I also did aquire a katana made by Yokoyama Sukenaga

Sadly enough it does have two hagiri.

It is almost signed the same way, the kiku mon and the kanji are on the side with the kanji Bizen Osafune ju

On the other side is not only his name but also the date inscribed.

I'm not an epert on Sukenaga, but it could be that my sword was signed by Sukekane, his nephew.

Greeting Jos

 

Hi Jos,

 

thanks a bunch for the pics :-) I presume that due top hagiri this sword does not have any NBTHK or NTHK papres? I would love to compare the mei on my sword with some authentic Sukenaga mei. So far I have two pictures of Sukenaga's mei from the Compton catalogues...