NTHK Papers Help

[pcfarrar]

Can anyone help with these NTHK papers? I can't work out what the bit in parenthesis above "Hizen Kuni Ju Munetada" says and the other after the date.

 

Thanks,

 

Peter

[Bugyotsuji]

The first character of the first part in brackets has me foxed. It says, "Front surface of the xxx-ki" ..."Back to front?"

 

The last section says "Hirado influence", or "Hirado tradition".

 

Sorry I can't help more.

[Markus]

Hi together,

 

The term in brackets reads just "haki-omote" (佩ã表).

The one after the date is - as Piers stated - "Hirado-kei" (平戸系, "Hirado lineage")

 

Markus

[Bugyotsuji]

Just found it, ...but Markus got there first! Fantastic!

Haki means, 'what precious thing that you wear from your belt', ie sword, so "On the front of the sword".

[Nobody]

By using the term "haki-omote (佩ã表)â€, they implicitly say that the mei is Tachi-mei.

[Bugyotsuji]

By using the term "haki-omote (佩ã表)â€, they implicitly say that the mei is Tachi-mei.

 

Thank you for the information, Moriyama san.

[pcfarrar]

Thanks everyone for the assistance.

 

What does "Hirado lineage" mean in this context? Just that the smith was from Hirado?