Saru mo ki kara ochiru

[Nobody]

There is a Japanese proverb.

Saru mo ki kara ochiru (猿も木ã‹ã‚‰è½ã¡ã‚‹).

"Even monkeys fall from trees", i.e. "Even experts sometimes make mistakes".

 

I found three examples. In each case, 国次 (Kunitsugu) is wrongly identified as 兼次 (Kanetsugu) by experts (maybe).

 

Incidentally, there was a post which includes this Kunitsugu’s Mei on another board, and Morita-san correctly read the Mei.

I also misread the Mei as Kanetsugu at first, though I am not an expert. :lol:

http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?t=90092

 

BTW, the correct reading is "Noshu Seki ju Murayama Kunitsugu (濃州関ä½æ‘山国次)".

 

 

1. Token Hataya

Murayama Kunitsugu (æ‘山国次) is wrongly identified as Murakami Kanetsugu (æ‘上兼次)

http://www.toukenhataya.jp/goods/sword/sword_s247.html

 

2. Token Shozando

Murayama Kunitsugu (æ‘山国次) is wrongly identified as Murayama Kanetsugu (æ‘山兼次)

http://www.shouzando.com/katana.htm#k-murayamakanetugu

http://www.shouzando.com/k-murayamakanetugu1.htm

 

3. Even a Torokusho (registration card) includes misreading. (a picture attached)

Murayama Kunitsugu (æ‘山国次) is wrongly identified as Murayama Kanetsugu (æ‘山兼次)

http://auction.woman.excite.co.jp/item/105189889

http://photos.yahoo.co.jp/ph/higodouta/ ... %26.view=t

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

 

Nobody's perfect

[Brian]

 

Well done Moriyama san. I wonder what brings about all this confusion regarding this particular smith?

 

Brian