Kikuchi yari sayagaki help

[Ron STL]

Attached is part of a sayagaki on a papered kikuchi yari signed TADAYOSHI, attributed to 6th generation Hizen Tadayoshi. This was recently purchased by one of our local guys. A lovely yari with interesting hamon. I am seeing if anyone can fully read what this part of the sayagaki says, it is beyond my ability. Also, can the name of the person who wrote this be read? Quite possible some unknown fellow but it would be interesting to know his name. Name and kao is totally unfamiliar to me.

Thanks

Ron STL

[Ed]

Been watching that one for quite a while. Glad someone got it, so it will stop tempting me.

[Mark S.]

Last 3 want to be “Kanzan Sato shirusu”, but there is no kao that usually follows his signature? Lots of examples of his signature and kao on line.

[Ron STL]

Yes, now that I looked at examples I see the lack of his kao. Also, there seems to be a lot of variances in his handwriting writing sayagaki. I have an ubu Jirotaro Naokatsu wakizashi, a copy of a early Ichimonji blade with his sayagaki. Now I'm questioning I have that right! 

 

Yes Ed, this is a desirable yari. My friend was bidding on it so I stayed off of his, but he took my advice to stick with it which he did. I'm looking forward to making a full oshigata of it later this month. Interesting hamon.

 

I hope someone will translate what Sato said on his sayakaki. See nothing there that I can read. 

 

Ron STL

[k morita]

Hi,

菊池槍(Kikuchi-yari)　
銘忠吉(Mei, TADAYOSHI)
出来宜敷好為研究資料(Well made and good as research material)
寒山誌(wrote by KANZAN)

[Ron STL]

Thanks Morita san, that's perfect. Thanks evryone.

Ron STL