NathanLM Posted September 2, 2021 Report Posted September 2, 2021 Can I please get some help with this translation? 1 Quote
Mark Posted September 2, 2021 Report Posted September 2, 2021 BiShu Osafune ju Yokoyama Sukesada saku 60th generation not sure the next but usually Tomonari Keio 3rd year August (1867) 2 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted September 2, 2021 Report Posted September 2, 2021 Very good smith if authentic, can we see the mounts as well? Quote
Nobody Posted September 2, 2021 Report Posted September 2, 2021 祐忠 - Suketada That is not a Gunto. 2 Quote
cisco-san Posted September 2, 2021 Report Posted September 2, 2021 from Markus book: SUKESADA (祐定), 8th gen., Meiji (明治, 1868-1912), Bizen – “Bizen Osafune Sanryūshi Sukesada” (備前長船 濽龍子祐定), “Biyō Osafune-kaji-seitō Yokoyama Gennoshin Sukesada saku” (備陽長船鍛冶正統横山元之進 祐定作, “made by Yokoyama Gennoshin Sukesada, legitimate main line smith of the Bizen Osafune school), “Bishū Osafune-jū Yokoyama Suketada” (備州長船住横山祐忠), “Bizen no Kuni Osafune-jū Yokoyama Suketada” (備前国長船住横山祐忠), real name Yokoyama Gennoshin (横山元之進), son of Yokoyama Sukeharu (祐春), gō Sanryūshi (濽龍子), he studied also under the Bunkyū-era (文久, 1861-1864) Sukekane (祐包) and counted himself as 60th gen. Tomonari (友成), he signed first with Suketada (祐忠) and is considered as the last of the Sukesada smiths, even if his younger brother died two years later than him, Gennoshin Sukesada died in 1930 at the age of 75, gunome-chōji with tight nioiguchi and a sugu-yakidashi, chūjō-saku 1 Quote
NathanLM Posted September 2, 2021 Author Report Posted September 2, 2021 Thank you, everyone, for the information. Does anyone else have a link to other works by this smith? My google skills must be subpar. Quote
Nobody Posted September 2, 2021 Report Posted September 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, NathanLM said: Thank you, everyone, for the information. Does anyone else have a link to other works by this smith? My google skills must be subpar. 日本刀 短刀 備州長船住祐忠作 明治三年二月日|日本刀 刀剣販売 e-sword Quote
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