I'm struggling to find reference to this shinshinto smith

[Babu]

Hi I've got a katana with this mei 

I'm struggling to find any reference to a Smith of the late 19th C to early 20th at all.

Can anyone help?

Thank you

[16k]

Could it be Namika no ju Tachibana yastsuna (settsu bunsei)?

 

 

[Babu]

16 minutes ago, 16k said:

Could it be Namika no ju Tachibana yastsuna (settsu bunsei)?

 

 

Any reference you know of JP?

That name gets a zero on a web search.

[16k]

No, nothing more, sorry.

 

A French référence book gives a listing of many swordsmiths active during the Shinshinto period and only lists two Yasutsuna. The other one uses different characters, so I suggested it might be this one. However, there’s no way for me to tell how exhaustive that list is.

 

Have you tried here?

https://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths/meisearch?type=All&mei_op=contains&mei=Yasutsuna

[chi fan wong]

Hawley has an entry on ichitosai yasutsuna from mino dated 1935.

[Babu]

Gendaito Smith Chi Fan?

The yasureme is consistent.

[Jussi Ekholm]

I think mei is 一刀斎安綱作 - and smith Ittōsai Yasutsuna. He was born 1924 and died 1990.

 

Here is one reference sword: http://kako.nipponto.co.jp/swords2/KT215546.htm

[Babu]

Gentlemen thank you that helps a lot.

The mei is a bit different though. And that reference sword Jussi has a seki type stamp on it . Still looks traditional made though.

This one is in it's original civilian mounts.

 

[BIG]

Think Jussi is right, gendai smith ..