adventurer_900 Posted August 16, 2018 Report Posted August 16, 2018 I have a question about mei on a Japanese sword. It reads "Hoki (no) kami Fujiwara (Hiro) Hirotaka - Echizen ju" There are 2 kanji for Hiro which seems odd. In your opinion, does this seem genuine or a gimei? I have also posted this under the mei translation section as I am not sure where it would best go. Sorry for the duplication. Thank you for your help, it is much appreciated. Quote
Grey Doffin Posted August 16, 2018 Report Posted August 16, 2018 I have seen the same mistake made by a smith once before, when I was new to Nihonto. I was told that smiths weren't necessarily literate; that they would get someone to write out the mei and then use it to copy from. Maybe Hirotaka lost his place or was day dreaming. That is if this is a legitimate mei. Could also be a clumsy attempt at gimei. Grey 2 Quote
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