Visible mei ?

[karatekutya]

Hi Gents!

 

I posted earlier a nakago and would like to know who is the Swordsmith if its poosible 

 

Thank You

[Ray Singer]

Hizen (no) kuni Yoshikane. Most likely the individual below. Looks like examples I have seen from this smith.

YOSHIKANE (吉包), Keiō (慶応, 1865-1868), Hizen – “Hizen no Kuni Yoshikane” (肥前国吉包), “Hizen no Kuni Saga-jūnin Fujiwara Yoshikane” (肥前国佐賀住人藤原吉包), “Hizen no Kuni Fujiwara Yoshikane” (肥前国藤原 吉包), student of the 8th gen. Tadayoshi (忠吉) - Markus Sesko

[Bazza]

karatekutya Sir,

Hope you saw this from your other "rusty nakago treatment" thread awa mywei's reading of the mei:

 

Hizen Kuni Yoshikane was a Shinshintou swordsmith ca 1865:

https://www.samuraim...u-hozon-certificate/

 

Can we see more pics of the blade itself, please???

 

BaZZa.

EDIT to add that there is a lot of detail in the link about the swordsmith YOSHIKANE that is well worth reading.

[Stephen]

I wonder if we have lost him.

[karatekutya]

  On 10/3/2023 at 11:53 AM, Stephen said:

I wonder if we have lost him.

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  On 10/3/2023 at 1:42 AM, Bazza said:

karatekutya Sir,

Hope you saw this from your other "rusty nakago treatment" thread awa mywei's reading of the mei:

 

Hizen Kuni Yoshikane was a Shinshintou swordsmith ca 1865:

https://www.samuraim...u-hozon-certificate/

 

Can we see more pics of the blade itself, please???

 

BaZZa.

EDIT to add that there is a lot of detail in the link about the swordsmith YOSHIKANE that is well worth reading.

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https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/46531-my-very-first-wakizashi/