Foo Dog Posted May 12, 2021 Report Posted May 12, 2021 Hi, need some help translating this mei, thank you Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted May 12, 2021 Report Posted May 12, 2021 That is the date, Foo Dog. No Mei on the other side? Quote
Foo Dog Posted May 12, 2021 Author Report Posted May 12, 2021 What’s the translation for the date?! Thank you Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted May 12, 2021 Report Posted May 12, 2021 1899 (or 1959) and then..... 1933 (1873) month(?) which doesn't make sense to me. Those lower kanji are used for years, not for the month. Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted May 12, 2021 Report Posted May 12, 2021 Looks very crudely done, can we see the rest of the Mei/blade? Quote
Nobody Posted May 12, 2021 Report Posted May 12, 2021 癸酉月 (Mizunoto-Tori no tsuki) means August of the year of 甲 (Kinoe) or 己 (Tsuchinoto). 2 1 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted May 12, 2021 Report Posted May 12, 2021 Koichi San, that is so complicated!!! I am still confused. Thank you anyway. PS So you are saying that because it is a 己 year, 癸酉月 means August? Quote
Nobody Posted May 12, 2021 Report Posted May 12, 2021 On 5/12/2021 at 8:07 AM, Bugyotsuji said: Koichi San, that is so complicated!!! I am still confused. Thank you anyway. PS So you are saying that because it is a 己 year, 癸酉月 means August? Expand Actually, that is new also to me. Ref. Sexagenary cycle - Wikipedia 1 Quote
george trotter Posted May 12, 2021 Report Posted May 12, 2021 Maybe if you showed us a pic of the mei we could determine the smith and his date of working, then we could help more with the date Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted May 12, 2021 Report Posted May 12, 2021 On 5/12/2021 at 8:28 AM, Nobody said: Actually, that is new also to me. Ref. Sexagenary cycle - Wikipedia Expand According to that Chinese chart, it is September ~ October, no? Quote
Nobody Posted May 12, 2021 Report Posted May 12, 2021 On 5/12/2021 at 8:51 AM, Bugyotsuji said: According to that Chinese chart, it is September ~ October, no? Expand The date on the tang follows old lunar calendar. Ref. 癸酉 - Wikipedia Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted May 12, 2021 Report Posted May 12, 2021 On 5/12/2021 at 9:00 AM, Nobody said: The date on the tang follows old lunar calendar. Ref. 癸酉 - Wikipedia Expand 西暦年の下1桁が4・9（十干が甲・己）の年の8月が癸酉の月となる。ただしここでいう月は、旧暦の月や節月（白露から寒露の前日まで）を適用する場合もある。 Ah, under the old lunar calendar, got it. Many thanks again!!! Quote
Foo Dog Posted May 12, 2021 Author Report Posted May 12, 2021 Guys, Thank you for all the feedback and I will try to get more photos today. Quote
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