Masayoshi? Signed Katana?

[jbeer1212]

Hey Folks,

Sorry for the rushed pictures, its been busy around here as of late, and when work settles a bit I will take some better photos.  I am curious your thoughts on this blade.  It appears to be signed Masayoshi, but I can't quite make out the full signature.

Any thoughts are appreciated.

Cheers,

Jeremy

Over all the length is 84.5 cm

and the cutting edge is about 66cm

[jbeer1212]

[DTM72]

I would recommend posting in "Translation Assistance" section of this forum.

[jbeer1212]

Hi Dan,

I will do that, thank you.

Jeremy

[Mark S.]

To get you started, the left side of nakago I believe reads:

Sakuyo Bakka Shi Hosokawa Masayoshi Tsukuru and then the Kao (stamped seal) in lower right.

[Jacques]

Nakago jiri, yasurime, kao, and mei engraving are red flags. 

[Bruce Pennington]

On 8/10/2022 at 8:04 AM, Jacques D. said:

Nakago jiri, yasurime, kao, and mei engraving are red flags. 

Wow.  Can't speak to the rest, but the hotstamp (kao) does seem to be an imitation!  I don't think I've ever seen someone try to fake a kao before, but this one is clearly not right.  Observe the bottom character - it has a vertical line going all the way through, whereas the two in this example don't: