translation help - wakizashi

[daya_zhai]

Not an expert on Japanese swords but have had this blade in the family and

would like some help translating this signature to the tang to see if its worth

getting a polish?

 

 

thanks for your time and help, let me know if you need more pictures,

chris

[Grey Doffin]

The blade has been shortened and the last Kanji is missing. It reads, "Omi Daijo Fujiwara Yuki" and the missing Kanji is mitsu (Omi Daijo Fujiwara Yukimitsu). Oshigata of his signature can be found in Shinto Taikan, volume 1, page 828, Nihonto Zuikan, Shinto-hen, page 742, Zukian Tomei Soran, page 436, Fujishiro's Shinto-hen, page 410, and Shinto Shu, page 153.

The signature looks like a match to me. We'll need to know more about the blade (pictures and description please) before we can answer the whether to polish question.

Grey

[daya_zhai]

thanks for the information, i got as far as omi daijo and got lost...

 

what other pictures would be of use?

[drbvac]

Rest of the blade, cutting edge, area at the point, grain in the steel, . ( Didnt use proper terms to make it easier for you!)

[daya_zhai]

 

let me know if you need more -

im posting another sword i have in a bit.

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

 

Only a real professional polisher is able to say if this blade is worthy of a polish.

[daya_zhai]

thanks, who is the best people to contact in the uk about polishing?

[paulb]

Chris,

whereabouts in the UK are you? There are a couple of cpapble polishers in the UK.

Please pm me for details

regards

Paulb

[pcfarrar]

As I now own this sword, I wondered if anyone has any futher information on this smith? It says in Fujishiro that "Mr. Ueno Kabei says that he is Korekazu"

 

Does this mean that the smith went on to become Ishidô Korekazu?

[loiner1965]

is this the same smith who was a student of kiyomitsu of kaga in the 16th century.....as i have a wakizashi of kiyomitsu

[pcfarrar]

I believe he was a pupil of one of the Kaga Kiyomitsu before he became a pupil of Ishidô Korekazu in Edo.

[loiner1965]

I believe he was a pupil of one of the Kaga Kiyomitsu before he became a pupil of Ishidô Korekazu in Edo.

love to see the pics peter when you get the blade polished

[pcfarrar]

love to see the pics peter when you get the blade polished

 

It should polish up fine as its very healthy, loads of meat. I'll get it polished in the next few months.

[loiner1965]

love to see the pics peter when you get the blade polished

 

It should polish up fine as its very healthy, loads of meat. I'll get it polished in the next few months.

mr bolton by any chance

[pcfarrar]

Only a real professional polisher is able to say if this blade is worthy of a polish.

 

It was definitely worthy of a polish :D

[Stephen]

Congrats Peter came out very nice.

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

More pictures please :D

[pcfarrar]

I'll try and get some decent photos. The jigane is very nice.

 

Does anyone have a link or photos of any other "Omi Daijo Fujiwara Yukimitsu" swords? I would like to compare mine with another if possible. I'm also still seeking more information on his relationship to Korekazu of the Ishidô school.

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

As I now own this sword, I wondered if anyone has any futher information on this smith? It says in Fujishiro that "Mr. Ueno Kabei says that he is Korekazu"

 

Does this mean that the smith went on to become Ishidô Korekazu?

 

 

Yukimitsu could have been a Korekazu student, he was not Korekazu.

[pcfarrar]

The following statement is listed in Fujishiro.

 

"he lived in Etchû Toyama, and at the command of Toyama Taishu (Governor), he became a pupil of Ishidô"

 

Is the Taishu the Daimyo of the Toyama clan or someone else?