Another Shinsa Translation Help.

[AndyMcK]

Hello there!

 

Received good news from US shinsa and now waiting to receive the papers on later date. But before that I would be grateful if someone can read the notes on hamon made by shinsa team.

 

Most interested in the shigemasa and gassaku blade’s ones but others appreciated as well! Can provide some photos of the actual blades as well if someone is interested.

 

Thank you very much!

 

-Antti

[TheGermanBastard]

Congrats on your great results!

 

Wuld love to see images of the swors as well.

[Surfson]

Looks like the first one says Bushu Shitahara Ju Hiroshige and the third one is dated Hoei

[Shugyosha]

Hi Andy,

Here’s my best shot at translating the descriptions of the hamon from the worksheets. It’s not all there unfortunately, but hopefully it will give you a flavour of what is written and maybe someone else can help fill the gaps.

Best,

John

1.      太目の中直刃匂い口 沈む

Futome no chu suguba nioi guchi shizumu: thick, middle-sized suguba, the nioi guchi is indistinct.

2.      大湾れ

O notare. Large notare.

3.      角ばった互の目乱れ[  ] に 足[   ]く入る

Kakubatta gonome midare [  ]ni ashi [  ] ku iru.

Squarish gonome midare with ashi included. There’s a little more to this but I can’t make out a couple of bits.

 

4.      足長 互の目乱れ

Ashi naga gonome midare – gonome midare with long ashi.

 

5.      凸凹 のある互の目乱れ足入

Totsu oo no aru gonome midare ashi iri. Convex and concave gonome midare with ashi included. I’m not sure I have 100% of this but it gives the gist, I believe.

 

6.      This is the one that got me. There’s choji midare (丁子乱れ) but I’m not 100% sure about the rest of it.

[AndyMcK]

Thank you John!

 

Antti

[Bugyotsuji]

No.6 on the right, 焼高 (yaki takaku, high yaki line?)　丁子乱れ　足入 with ashi.

[AndyMcK]

Thank you Piers!

 

Markus was kind and translated them for me, it is nice to see how they have made notes on the sheet and what kind of terms they use, especially when you can study the blades and refer to these notes.

 

Antti