Need Help With Translation of Another Surimono

[bond_fan]

Hi Nihonto Forum!

 

I found an even better surimono I was thinking about getting. This one has a cool looking katana and raven on it. I was wondering if someone could please tell what what the surimono says, who the the artist is and what the symbols of the raven and katana might mean?

 

Thanks!

Tim

 

California, USA

 

PS. I am sorry about the poor quality of one of the images.

 

 

http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt41 ... /suri1.jpg

[SteveM]

Sorry Tim, not a lot to go on from this one. Its in the same Sosho style and equally as undecipherable (to me anyway...). The other print had a few standard kanji that gave some clues, but this one is too obscure. Even the poet's name is tough ？風亭？？　

（侍？、待？）.

 

The print itself is interesting enough - a tachi and a crow over a backdrop of maybe plum blossoms. Wonder what its about? Sorry couldn't be of any help this time.

[bond_fan]

Steve,

 

Thanks for trying! Interesting enough print though.