Gilles Posted March 28, 2020 Report Posted March 28, 2020 Dear all, I am looking for any information and oshigata of a bakumatsu swordsmith whose name was NOBUREN 信 蓮 who was active in the Bunkyu era (1861-1864) in the settsu province (Osaka). I only found this swordmith referenced on the NIHONTO CLUB site and it is also referenced on the HAWLEY as NOB413. He was used to sign as follow : 浪花金城辺岩井源徴司信蓮作之 : naniwa kinjō-hen iwai genkanshi noburen saku kore If you can help me on this one, I will really appreciate. Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted March 28, 2020 Report Posted March 28, 2020 Not in Markus' voluminous "Swordsmiths A to Z." Quote
16k Posted March 28, 2020 Report Posted March 28, 2020 I have him too in a French book, but without more info than you have. Quote
Gilles Posted March 28, 2020 Author Report Posted March 28, 2020 Dear Ken and Jean-Pierre, I also have the Markus books and I could not find this swordmith. I saw it on the french book "les sabres shin-shinto" (Serge Degore) but like you said JP, no additional information. Thank you for your assitance gentlemen, Quote
BIG Posted March 28, 2020 Report Posted March 28, 2020 Hi Gilles, match Shin Shinto Taikan single blue version page: 399 3 Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted March 28, 2020 Report Posted March 28, 2020 Maybe Markus will see this, & add him in after some research. Quote
Gilles Posted March 28, 2020 Author Report Posted March 28, 2020 Dear Peter, Thanks to you I have at least one oshigata of this smith . Best regards, Quote
Gilles Posted March 28, 2020 Author Report Posted March 28, 2020 Dear Ken, Hopefully Markus may find some info on that swordsmith. Quote
BIG Posted March 28, 2020 Report Posted March 28, 2020 Hi Gilles there is one more oshigata theme page.. Quote
SteveM Posted March 28, 2020 Report Posted March 28, 2020 Is it Noburen 信蓮, or Nobutsura 信連? Look in Markus's index under "Nobutsura". (example below) http://www.nipponto.co.jp/swords4/KT329595.htm 2 Quote
Nobody Posted March 28, 2020 Report Posted March 28, 2020 Ref. http://www.sword-auction.jp/ja/content/as15680-刀%EF%BC%9A浪速住岩井歓司信連-katana-naniwa-ju-iwai-kanji-nobutsura 3 Quote
Gilles Posted March 28, 2020 Author Report Posted March 28, 2020 Dear Moriyama san and Steve. Thank you very much. You are right, NOBUTSURA seems to be the right reading Quote
Peter Bleed Posted March 28, 2020 Report Posted March 28, 2020 Indeed, NOBUTSURA and a corrected rendering of the kanji seem to clarify the situation. Thank you all. In addition to the oshigara Peter showed us, Shinshinto Taikan lists this smith as a student of Kurihara Nobuhide who worked in Osaka during the Bunkyu times. Peter Quote
Fuuten Posted March 28, 2020 Report Posted March 28, 2020 I was going to grab the Shinshinto Taikan the check but you fine gentlemen beat me to it. Quote
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