Nthk translation

[nickm]

Wondering if anyone can help me with translation of this paper. Specifically looking for hopefully a date range or a specific generation it was made.. As always thanks for any help

[Bugyotsuji]

Around Eishō. 永正
No generation, mumei. 

[uwe]

4 hours ago, Bugyotsuji said:

Around Eishō. 永正
No generation, mumei. 

 

Something for your neck again, Piers

[Shugyosha]

Hi Nick, the attribution will be on the other side of the paper. 

[nickm]

I apologize. I can't seem to figure out how to make the orientation correct

[Mark]

Osafune Tadamitsu

[nickm]

I appreciate it. A shame there is no generation attribution. To assume take the era and Smith to figure it out?  If so assume 2nd generation?

[Peter Bleed]

I think the paper says, "Den Bizen    Osafune Tadamitsu"  so it is in the style of a Bizen smith ... like ...Tadamitsu.

This seems like a general assessment for a blade that is hardly "Bad" but also hardly remarkable.

There were armies that needed arms at that point...

Peter

 

[Peter Bleed]

The fact that they did NOT say "SUKESADA" suggests that this blade is better than a mass produced, kazu-uchi mono.

P

[DTM72]

Since they are saying Around Eishō. 永正 your smith may be...

 

https://nihontoclub.com/smiths/TAD129

or this guy

https://nihontoclub.com/smiths/TAD136

 

or if you are lucky, it is...

https://nihontoclub.com/smiths/TAD133

 

Blade has to be judged on its own merits. Simple hamon with everyday itame hada with little to no activity in the jihada or is it a WOW when you see the hamon and the hada? That would be the simple difference between the two smiths and the third smith above. Post good quality pics and some of the great people of this board may be able to help you figure where your smith falls...then again, it is still a big list of Bizen Tadamitsu's

https://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths/list?id_op=%3D&id=&name_op=starts&name=tadamitsu&kanji_op=%3D&kanji=&province=52&start_era=All&school_nid=All

[nickm]

Bunch of pics of the blade.  I was considering selling it but can't bring myself to do it especially in the current climate.. just love it

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