Ontario_Archaeology Posted October 27, 2017 Report Posted October 27, 2017 Thanks for your help!Matt Quote
Stephen Posted October 27, 2017 Report Posted October 27, 2017 showa smith you should work on date KUNIKIYO (国清), 17 1 Quote
Ontario_Archaeology Posted October 27, 2017 Author Report Posted October 27, 2017 Sorry, I don't fully understand. Matt. Quote
Ontario_Archaeology Posted October 27, 2017 Author Report Posted October 27, 2017 Thank- you Ray Matt Quote
ROKUJURO Posted October 27, 2017 Report Posted October 27, 2017 Matt,the blade was made in the fifth month of the 9th year of SHOWA period by swordsmith KUNIKIYO. 1 Quote
Ontario_Archaeology Posted October 27, 2017 Author Report Posted October 27, 2017 Thank - you Jean. If you guys have any other comments I am happy to hear them! Matt Quote
SteveM Posted October 27, 2017 Report Posted October 27, 2017 萬壽國満作 Banjū Kunimitsu saku I can't find any swordsmith by this name, so one has to be a bit suspicious of the authenticity of the signature, and possibly of the sword itself. When I put this name into the search engine, the first and only exact match that pops up is an entry on reddit that was made recently. 2 Quote
SteveM Posted October 27, 2017 Report Posted October 27, 2017 And... the date is unusual 昭拾九年五月 Shō 19, May. Presumably this is supposed to mean Shōwa 19 (1944), but the wa is missing. It should be 昭和拾九年. I have never seen 昭和 reduced this way on a sword, so for me it is another flaming red flag. 1 Quote
Ontario_Archaeology Posted October 28, 2017 Author Report Posted October 28, 2017 I made the Post on Reddit. . . Is it possible that this is a gemei? Matt Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted October 28, 2017 Report Posted October 28, 2017 Here is your guy. I doubt gimei on this one. Kunimitsu (国満), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Shizuoka – „Kunimitsu“ (国満), civilian name „Sugiyama Bansaku“ (杉山万作), born 1909, he studied under a certain Mizukoshi Hiroshi (水越広) and later under Katō Sukekuni (加藤祐国), he made in Gotenba (御殿場) guntō 2 Quote
Ontario_Archaeology Posted October 28, 2017 Author Report Posted October 28, 2017 Thank-you very much, that was an emotional rollercoaster! Matt Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted October 28, 2017 Report Posted October 28, 2017 I checked with Chris on this Smith as he came from the Kato group and that is a family he studies. He didn’t share any concerns on gimei, so you should be in the clear. Nice grab. 2 Quote
Ontario_Archaeology Posted October 28, 2017 Author Report Posted October 28, 2017 Thanks a lot for all help! I will post the rest of the sword sooner or later! Matt Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.