Zoglet Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 Recently I got my hands on a koto sword in shirasaya with sayagaki from Hon'ami Nishu (recognized the kao marking), but I've only been able to translate bits and pieces of the sayagaki. I would deeply appreciate any assistance on translating the sword's sayagaki, sending what I could not translate myself. Thank you so much to everyone on here! Sincerely, Zoglet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiayang Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 I'll start with the second one: [照]昭和癸丑歲仲秋誌之 = recorded this in mid-autumn in Shōwa, year of the water ox (1973 CE) Edit: fixed silly typo, thanks Steve! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoglet Posted July 18 Author Report Share Posted July 18 1 hour ago, xiayang said: I'll start with the second one: 照和癸丑歲仲秋誌之 = recorded this in mid-autumn in Shōwa, year of the water ox (1973 CE) Thank you so much! Anything on the first one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 生中心在銘 時代承元之頃 成章添状付 Ubu, zaimei Circa Jōgen (1207-1211) With paper from Nariaki (Nisshū's great great grandfather) Small typo in Jan's post 照 > 昭 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoglet Posted July 18 Author Report Share Posted July 18 Thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoglet Posted July 18 Author Report Share Posted July 18 19 minutes ago, SteveM said: 生中心在銘 時代承元之頃 成章添状付 Ubu, zaimei Circa Jōgen (1207-1211) With paper from Nariaki (Nisshū's great great grandfather) Small typo in Jan's post 照 > 昭 Sorry if this would be a bother, but my sword must have lost its origami from Nariaki over the years. Could you tell me a little about him? I'm familiar with the earlier Hon'ami, alongside Koson onwards, but his name escapes me. Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 Sorry, I know virtually nothing about Nariaki. I only know he is a few generations from Nisshū. What little I know comes from this site below https://meitou.info/index.php/本阿弥 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoglet Posted July 18 Author Report Share Posted July 18 25 minutes ago, SteveM said: Sorry, I know virtually nothing about Nariaki. I only know he is a few generations from Nisshū. What little I know comes from this site below https://meitou.info/index.php/本阿弥 I see. He appears to be the 12th generation appraiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugyotsuji Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 I’m pretty sure 生中心 means Ubu nakago, (i.e. not suriage). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoglet Posted July 18 Author Report Share Posted July 18 14 minutes ago, Bugyotsuji said: I’m pretty sure 生中心 means Ubu nakago, (i.e. not suriage). Thank you so much! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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