Please Help

[Michael 67]

 

Hello,

 

 

can someone help me please translate the signature.

 

Many Thanks.

 

 

Michael

[Stephen]

Sa Masashin?

 

ill be corrected soon 

[Stephen]

Grey?

[Grey Doffin]

The only thing that makes sense to me is Seki Shoshin.  Probably above my pay grade.

Grey

[SteveM]

Looks like 右 (U) rather than 左 (sa).

 

But U-Shōshin makes as much, or as little sense as Sa-Shōshin or Seki Shōshin.

 

FWIW, the black painted 六 looks typical of war blades..

[SteveM]

Update to the above. Ushōshin is apparently Yanagawa Ushōshin 柳川右正心　(also listed on Rich Stein's and Jinsoo Kim's site). 

 

Thanks to George Trotter and Morita-san's posts from many years ago for resolving this for me. 

[Bruce Pennington]

7 hours ago, SteveM said:

Update to the above. Ushōshin is apparently Yanagawa Ushōshin 柳川右正心　(also listed on Rich Stein's and Jinsoo Kim's site). 

 

Thanks to George Trotter and Morita-san's posts from many years ago for resolving this for me. 

So, Steve, what do you think about this one?  It doesn't have the 右, just the 正心.  It's on a shingunto on This Thread

[SteveM]

Yanagawa Seishin (or Shōshin). Morita-san mentioned in his other post that this was the same person as Yanagawa Useishin (or Ushōshin), but he speculated that Seishin started adding the 右 to his name later in life to signify some life event (in this case, having returned from the war).

[Bruce Pennington]

Fabulous Steve, thank you!

 

Edit:  Just saw that you posted this answer on the other thread!  Sorry for the double hit on this!