Jacques Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 I've never seen that before : different nengo on the same nakago (due to the quality of pictures i can't make out the entire mei) If someone has an explication https://www.proantic...11440-handashi.html# Quote
SteveM Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 I'm not sure because the resolution makes it a bit grainy, but I think one side is the forging of the sword in August of 1851 by Eiji, son of Gomura, and the other side is the quenching of the sword in February 1852 by Hideyoshi, son of GoXX (doesn't look like Gomura). Anyway, a gassaku. The August and Feb dates are probably just the normal, "traditional" good luck inscription dates. 3 Quote
Markus Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 Just a couple of corrections, if I may. The two names in question are Gyokurinshi Hideji (玉林子英二) and Gyokurinshi Teruyoshi (玉鱗子英義), both smiths who had been adopted by Terukazu (英一). 4 1 Quote
Jacques Posted February 3 Author Report Posted February 3 Thanks Markus So apparently no connection with the Hosokawa school. Quote
Markus Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 Teruyoshi studied with Hosokawa Masayoshi after he had received his initial training from Terukazu. 1 Quote
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