AWeiss Posted June 14, 2017 Report Posted June 14, 2017 I need help identifying a katana that was my uncle's. Below, I am attaching some photos. Thanks. Quote
mywei Posted June 15, 2017 Report Posted June 15, 2017 山上播磨守国壽？ Agreed. Yamanoue Harima no kami Kunitoshi Quote
AWeiss Posted June 15, 2017 Author Report Posted June 15, 2017 So, then the sword was made sometime between about 1840 and 1860? Quote
cisco-san Posted June 20, 2017 Report Posted June 20, 2017 Hello, form Markus book: KUNITOSHI (国寿), Tenpō (天保, 1830-1844), Bungo – “Bungo Mori-jū Kunitoshi” (豊後森住国寿), “Mori-jū Harima no Kami Kunitoshi” (森住播磨守国寿), “Harima no Kami Kunitoshi” (播磨守国寿), “Hōshū Mori-jū Kunitoshi saku” (豊州森住国寿作), “Yamanoue Harima no Kami Kunitoshi” (山上播磨守国寿), family name Yamanoue (山上), he lived in Mori (森) in Bungo province Quote
AWeiss Posted June 20, 2017 Author Report Posted June 20, 2017 Thanks so much. Can someone give me an idea of the value? Quote
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