Translation please

[DRICKS]

I have a Wakizashi and my computer crashed with the information on my sword. I would appreciate a translation and when made. Thank you

 

Edited November 5, 2022 by DRICKS
wrong photo

[xiayang]

丹波守吉道 = Tanba no kami Yoshimichi

[DRICKS]

Do you which era this Tanba no kami Yoshimichi  was? I checked Google, and it says there were more than one from 1634 to 1853. I'll show the blade.

[John C]

Dail:

I'm not a sword expert at all, but here is some interesting research:

"The first Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi was the 3rd son of Kanemichi in Mino. He moved to Kyoto in 1559, then received the name as “Tanba no Kami” in 1595. His swords were seen by 1634, and then passed away in 1635 or 1636. He was called as “Hokake Tanba” because one of his Kanji character 丹 (Tan) looks similar to 帆 (Ho) of 帆掛 (Hokake) which means “Sail”. Notice how the first character in the name engraved on the tang is the shape of a sail."

Look at the shape of the kanji and try to compare to known examples.

John C.

[DRICKS]

Thank you, John for that. I will see what I can find, but I know nothing on signatures.