Help me translate this kao please?

[Okan]

Thanks a lot guys.

 

 

[Nicholas]

This looks exactly like the shirasaya of a kanenaga I seen on Reddit a few days ago.

[Okan]

2 minutes ago, NickC said:

This looks exactly like the shirasaya of a kanenaga I seen on Reddit a few days ago.

hmm thats weird..its not a kanenaga..

[Nicholas]

Strangely similar 

[Okan]

Looks the same I believe..funny how it ended up on reddit. Attributed to Kanenaga but It's a shikkake with TH.

[xiayang]

I haven't been able to find the kao, but it might be useful to know that the sayagaki was written in 1950 CE (probably in the month of June):

 

昭和庚寅[六?]月識之

[SteveM]

如月 (February)

 

It was written by someone using the art name of 囗堂  but I can't get the first one, and I can't find any appraiser who used 堂. I'm sure I'll kick myself when the name is revealed.

 

[xiayang]

Thanks Steve for correcting my reading of the month.

 

As for who wrote the sayagaki, I believe I've found the solution (here).

 

The art name is 蘇堂 (So Dō), real name 林田等翁 (Hayashida Tōō^[?]) 林田等 (Hayashida Hitoshi).

 

Edit: My bad, 翁 is a honorific, not part of the name.

Edited October 4, 2022 by xiayang

[Okan]

1 hour ago, xiayang said:

Thanks Steve for correcting my reading of the month.

 

As for who wrote the sayagaki, I believe I've found the solution (here).

 

The art name is 蘇堂 (So Dō), real name 林田等翁 (Hayashida Tōō^[?]).

Yup this is the one, thank you very much both @xiayang and @SteveM

[Okan]

 Hayashida Hitoshi (林田等)

[ROKUJURO]

What a beautiful blade! Congratulations!

[SteveM]

Wow - I would never have guessed Sodō. Another one to add to the files. Well done. 

[Kiipu]

On 10/4/2022 at 2:17 AM, xiayang said:

The art name is 蘇堂 (So Dō), real name 林田等翁 (Hayashida Tōō^[?]) 林田等 (Hayashida Hitoshi).

 

Wow 2.0!  He is listed as a sword appraiser in the document below.  Hope this helps down the road.

Collection, classification and disposition - WW2 1.0.0

[Okan]

9 hours ago, Kiipu said:

 

Wow 2.0!  He is listed as a sword appraiser in the document below.  Hope this helps down the road.

Collection, classification and disposition - WW2 1.0.0

Wow 3.0!! Amazing find! Thank you very much Thomas!