VIPER Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 In the below picture of page 69, I believe, Are all of the three signatures variations of the one smith ie Kanemichi/Naomichi. Or are they all different. The first one on the left is a match for my sword. Any additional info on that left hand mei you guys could point me too would be much appreciated............Thanks in advance Jimmy Quote
John A Stuart Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 Translation by Afu. Page 69 Plate I: TANGO NO KAMI FUJIWARA KANEMICHI Plate II: TANGO NO KAMI NAOMICHI KANEMICHI TANGO NO KAMI NIDAI [TENNA 1681 SETTSU] SHINTÔ CHÛJÔSAKU He is called Mishina Zenpeiji, and he went down to Tôbu during the Genroku era. His style follows that of the shodai Kanemichi tradition. Signatures: TANGO NO KAMI KANEMICHI INARIMARU KANEMICHI Plate III: TANGO NO KAMI KANEMICHI John Quote
Jacques Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 Hi, Those oshigata are not from the same smith, the two on right are from Tango no kami Kanemichi/Naomichi (shodai) Jo saku. Quote
VIPER Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Posted December 20, 2009 Translation by Afu.Page 69 Plate I: TANGO NO KAMI FUJIWARA KANEMICHI KANEMICHI TANGO NO KAMI NIDAI [TENNA 1681 SETTSU] SHINTÔ CHÛJÔSAKU He is called Mishina Zenpeiji, and he went down to Tôbu during the Genroku era. His style follows that of the shodai Kanemichi tradition. Signatures: TANGO NO KAMI KANEMICHI This may be a dumb question but does the above quote refer too the Left hand plate or one of the other two. I thought that this smith was one of the Osaka Shinto branch of the Mishina family.........Thanks Jimmy Quote
John A Stuart Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 In your photo as Jacques pointed out, going from right to left, plate I and II are the shodai which continues from page 68. plate III is the nidai that you mention matches your sword. John Quote
VIPER Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Posted December 20, 2009 In your photo as Jacques pointed out, going from right to left, plate I and II are the shodai which continues from page 68. plate III is the nidai that you mention matches your sword. John OK......I Think I get it......I guess Japanese texts read from right too left. I guess thats what was throwing me. The extreme left sword ie my sword is referred too as plate III.............Jimmy Quote
VIPER Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Posted December 20, 2009 KANEMICHI TANGO NO KAMI NIDAI [TENNA 1681 SETTSU] SHINTÔ CHÛJÔSAKU He is called Mishina Zenpeiji, and he went down to Tôbu during the Genroku era. His style follows that of the shodai Kanemichi tradition. Signatures: TANGO NO KAMI KANEMICHI INARIMARU KANEMICHI Plate III: TANGO NO KAMI KANEMICHI John So all this info refers too Plate III ie the left hand sword in the picture...Jimmy Quote
VIPER Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Posted December 20, 2009 KANEMICHI TANGO NO KAMI NIDAI [TENNA 1681 SETTSU] SHINTÔ CHÛJÔSAKU He is called Mishina Zenpeiji, and he went down to Tôbu during the Genroku era. His style follows that of the shodai Kanemichi tradition. Signatures: TANGO NO KAMI KANEMICHI INARIMARU KANEMICHI Plate III: TANGO NO KAMI KANEMICHI John So all this info refers too Plate III ie the left hand sword in the picture...Jimmy Did this smith ever go by the alternate name of Naomichi as I keep running into that name as I cross reference the old posts and other sites..Thanks again Jimmy Quote
John A Stuart Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 The shodai Kanemichi was known also as Naomichi. KANEMICHI TANGO NO KAMI SHODAI [KANBUN 1661 SETTSU] SHINTÔ JÔSAKU He is the second son of the nidai Kyoto Yoshimichi, he has the Gô of Yoshibei, and he was also called NAOMICHI. He died at the age of 70 in Kanbun Jûninen (1672). His works are tempered with a hamon of a beautiful uniform choji, or a kikusui ha or sudareba like that of Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi. At the base there is sugu yakidashi that is characteristic of Osaka Shintô, and there are many which have the KIKU MON and "ICHI" inscribed on the ura of the nakago. (Ryôwazamono) Signatures: TANGO NO KAMI NAOMICHI MISHINA TANGO NO KAMI FUJIWARA KANEMICHI TANGO NO KAMI FUJIWARA KANEMICHI and the KIKU MON is inscribed. Quote
VIPER Posted December 21, 2009 Author Report Posted December 21, 2009 Thanks John and others.......I was wondering if there were any sources of info on my swordsmith that I may have overlooked. Were there any details on My Kanemichi I missed such as maybe a timeframe when he worked or his birth/death dates....Thanks Jimmy Quote
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