Hakogaki

[Hokke]

Greetings,

 

I would very much appreciate some translation assistance on this hakogaki please.

 

Thanks

 

 

[Nobody]

鐔縁頭小柄 – Tsuba, Fuchi-Kashira, Kozuka

銘□　知昆 – Mei: Tomoyasu

素銅地　枝葉毛彫 – Suaka-ji, Leaves and branches, Kebori

鐔　長丸形　竪弐寸弐分　横壱寸九分 – Tsuba: Oval shape, Long axis 2-sun 2-bu, Short axis 1-sun 9-bu

縁　刃宗　壱寸弐分五厘 – Fuchi: Long axis 1-sun 2-bu 5-rin

頭　刃宗　壱寸壱分五厘 – Kashira: Long axis 1-sun 1-bu 5-rin

小柄　長サ　参寸弐分五厘 – Kozuka: Length 3-zun 2-bu 5-rin

右正作也 – These items are genuine.

昭和丗年七月七日 – Showa 30^th year, 7^th month, 7^th day

草堂 – Sodo

[Hokke]

6 hours ago, Nobody said:

鐔縁頭小柄 – Tsuba, Fuchi-Kashira, Kozuka

銘□　知昆 – Mei: Tomoyasu

素銅地　枝葉毛彫 – Suaka-ji, Leaves and branches, Kebori

鐔　長丸形　竪弐寸弐分　横壱寸九分 – Tsuba: Oval shape, Long axis 2-sun 2-bu, Short axis 1-sun 9-bu

縁　刃宗　壱寸弐分五厘 – Fuchi: Long axis 1-sun 2-bu 5-rin

頭　刃宗　壱寸壱分五厘 – Kashira: Long axis 1-sun 1-bu 5-rin

小柄　長サ　参寸弐分五厘 – Kozuka: Length 3-zun 2-bu 5-rin

右正作也 – These items are genuine.

昭和丗年七月七日 – Showa 30^th year, 7^th month, 7^th day

草堂 – Sodo

 

Fantastic, thank you so much. 

[Bazza]

Hokke san,

 

So tantalising and so wonderful to have our own Koichi san rising yet again to the challenge that bedevils us mere lovers of the Great Art.  Thanks for the translation, Koichi san.  I'm presuming that we have a boxed set of tosogu.  To add sugar to the mix can we please see photos of the items?  And to add to our knowledge of this lovely translation does anyone know who Sodo is??

 

Thanks,

BaZZa.

[Nobody]

Sodo is an art name of 鳥越一太郎 (Torigoe Kazutaro).

[SteveM]

銘□  →　銘曰　never sure how to read this, but most often written in English as mei iwaku. I think only seen on Torigoye boxes. 

[Nobody]

1 hour ago, Bazza said:

Hokke san,

 

So tantalising and so wonderful to have our own Koichi san rising yet again to the challenge that bedevils us mere lovers of the Great Art.  Thanks for the translation, Koichi san.  I'm presuming that we have a boxed set of tosogu.  To add sugar to the mix can we please see photos of the items?  And to add to our knowledge of this lovely translation does anyone know who Sodo is??

 

Thanks,

BaZZa.

 

FYI: AF24052 揃金具：知昆 （縁頭、小柄、鍔） – 日本刀販売の葵美術