Help With A Nodachi?

[dancingbear038]

As I said in an earlier post my friend's widow asked me to help get info on his collection. This is the great sword.

 

Thanks for any help, Thomas B.

[ROKUJURO]

Thomas,

you could make reading the signature easier if you put the blade photos tip-up.

[dancingbear038]

Thanks. I will remember that in the future.

 

Thomas B.

[John A Stuart]

Perhaps Takukuni Kanemoto 澤図包元 if what I see is even correct. John

[ROKUJURO]

Or perhaps KANEMITSU, considering the distance between the KANJI. 

[Ray Singer]

I see Kanemitsu as well.

[Prewar70]

Please, don't ask for additional pictures I've seen enough......

[Curran]

Please, don't ask for additional pictures I've seen enough......

Yes, one might say that is more than enough info.

 

I first read it Kanemoto, but spacing and second look- I think Kanemitsu.

Good read by John on the first character, to come together with Takukuni Kanemitsu.

[John A Stuart]

BTW, the fuchi is signed 義永刀 Yoshinaga ? (tou) I don't know why 刀 is added. The tousogu would look good cleaned up a bit. The tsuba actually intrigues me, cast bronze with figures?? It seems to be Takegawa ju .... 武川住.... Curious. John

[k morita]

Yes, mei is Kanemitsu  包光 

 

Mei says Sawada Kanemitsu saku (澤田包光作).

 

WWII period,Seki smith.

[John A Stuart]

Great, WW II, eh? John

[PNSSHOGUN]

Please put a shirt on or crop yourself from the photos!

[dancingbear038]

Sorry, is this better?

[dancingbear038]

I found a signature for Sawada Kanemitsu and compared it to the signature on the nodachi. Only one character looks similar to me.

 

Thanks again, Thomas B.

[ROKUJURO]

The NAKAGO of the 'widow-maker' NO-DACHI looks much older and the signature doesn't seem to be from the same hand. 

[Brian]

If Morita san says it reads that, then you can count on it.
Yes, it's him. No gimei of an average Seki smith like this.

[dancingbear038]

I put the nakago under a microscope and copied the characters.

 Thomas B.

[Markus]

BTW, the fuchi is signed 義永刀 Yoshinaga ? (tou) I don't know why 刀 is added.

 

 

The (刀) reads horu in this context, i.e. "carved (this)."

[John A Stuart]

Ah, thank you. A short hand for 彫る John

[Jussi Ekholm]

Is the blade length c. 92,5 cm like in your picture?

[dancingbear038]

yes it is.