Rayhan Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 Hello All In this thread I will be dropping random Oshigata and their translations by @Markus Sesko (having taken his permission of course). I would like to thank Markus for his gracious permission. Those that know how valuable his work is and his willingness to always translate the documents we seek to have their secrets revealed. Thank you for everything Markus as always. The first will be a sword that has had quite the journey: Presenting Tokubetsu Juyo Aoe with translations for the Juyo and the TJ side by side. This sword went from Hozon- THozon- Juyo and TJ. The various translations shed interesting light on how the NBTHK approached this sword at 2 levels. Happy to discuss. Aoe Juyo paper-1.pdf Aoe Juyo Zufu paper-2.pdf Aoe Sayagaki.pdf Aoe Tokuju Paper (1).pdf Aoe Tokuju Zufu.pdf 3 5 2 Quote
Rayhan Posted April 19 Author Report Posted April 19 Second Zufu drop is of Juyo Hasebe with translation Hasebe Juyo Paper.pdf Hasebe Juyo Zufu.pdf 1 5 Quote
Markus Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 Thank you @Rayhan for reaching out, full support from me. 5 1 Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 Thank you @Markus much appreciated. We continue with some examples of Ichimonji blades. First is a Tokubetsu Juyo (Fukuoka) Ichimonji with translations. It is interesting to note that this sword is titled as Ichimonji and then given its attribution to Fukuoka Ichimonji in the main body of the setsumei. Fukuoka ichimonji Katana sayagaki.pdf Fukuoka Ichimonji Tokubetsu Juyo Paper - Katana.pdf Fukuoka Ichimonji Tokubetsu Juyo Setsumei - Katana.pdf 4 1 Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 Followed by Juyo blades from Ichimonji from Juyo 48th 65 Ichimonji.pdf 66 Ichimonji.pdf 67 Ichimonji.pdf 68 Ichimonji.pdf 69 Fukuoka-Ichimonji Naganori.pdf 70 Yoshioka-Ichimonji.pdf 71 Yoshioka-Ichimonji.pdf 2 1 Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 Some Koshirae from the 48th Juyo 1 Itomaki-tachi-koshirae.pdf 2 Itomaki-tachi-koshirae.pdf 3 Itomaki-tachi-koshirae.pdf 2 1 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 Thank you, Rayhan & Markus. These are invaluable considering the detail to be found in the Zufu, the lack of widely available English translations has no doubt stopped many from investing in these volumes. Quote
Brano Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 12 minutes ago, PNSSHOGUN said: Thank you, Rayhan & Markus. These are invaluable considering the detail to be found in the Zufu, the lack of widely available English translations has no doubt stopped many from investing in these volumes. In fact, with today's AI capabilities, it's quite easy to get a translation of Japanese texts However, many nihonto enthusiasts lack a library they can work with Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 39 minutes ago, Brano said: In fact, with today's AI capabilities, it's quite easy to get a translation of Japanese texts However, many nihonto enthusiasts lack a library they can work with This is true, I will be sharing larger libraries of Juyo Zufu but those will be all in Japanese so I wanted to get the ones with English translations out there first. The others will be bulk and made available through a link. 1 Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 Ok so my other attempts at sharing info has been put on hold but the party here is still very much happening! Let us continue with Zufu from Edo period sword excellence, 48th Juyo items attached. 1 Kunihiro.pdf 2 Kunihiro.pdf 3 Kunihiro.pdf 4 Kuniyasu.pdf 5 Kunitomo.pdf 6 Kunimichi.pdf 7 Kinmichi.pdf 8 Yoshimichi.pdf 9 Masatoshi.pdf 10 Kunisada.pdf 2 Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 Edo swords from 48th Juyo continued 11 Kunisada.pdf 12 Kunisada.pdf 13 Kunisuke.pdf 14 Kunisuke.pdf 15 Kunisuke.pdf 16 Sukehiro.pdf 17 Sukehiro.pdf 18 Sukehiro.pdf 19 Sukenao.pdf 20 Kanesada.pdf 2 Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 last set of Zufu from 48th Juyo Edo swords with English translations 21 Kanesada.pdf 22 Kanesada.pdf 23 Terukane.pdf 24 Tadatsuna.pdf 25 Kanemichi.pdf 26 Naotane.pdf 27 Munetsugu.pdf 28 Munetsugu.pdf 3 Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 In Keeping with the Edo theme for today here is a very interesting sword that has had a great journey. The Hozon Papers are attached alongside the Juyo documents and the kantei session that the sword participated in at the NBTHK Museum in Tokyo. The sword was polished by Abe Sensei. Ozaki Nagato Kami Fujiwara Ason Suketaka sayagaki.pdf Suketaka Hozon.pdf Suketaka-Juyo63.pdf Tōken-Bijutsu 02-2018 No. 733 Suketaka article.pdf Quote
Jussi Ekholm Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 Thank you Rayhan And of course huge thanks to Markus on translations. While getting the basics of the translation can be somewhat manageable, when a professional like Markus does it it becomes easier to understand the details in language. For me this is very often the case with NBTHK monthly kantei. While NBTHK provides the English translation with can sometimes be bit tricky but then when getting Markus translation to read many small details are fixed to more easy to understand form. That Suketaka seems like a great find and great sword in overall. I know many collectors dream of getting their find to Jūyō and with this it happened in very short time. 2 Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 Thank you @Jussi Ekholm I want to post on a Hirotsugu sword that was with green Papers (Hozon equivalent) and in very sad Hadori polish that was then passed to Saito Sensei on the advice of Darcy and that went to Juyo also. But the information is very far from me now so that will wait till next time. But we will continue with fitting (I didn't forget about you guys). Please see first sets of fittings from 48th Juyo with translations. 1 Ko-Kinko.pdf 2 Ko-Kinko.pdf 3 Ko-Kinko.pdf 4 Ko-Kinko.pdf 5 Ko-Kinko.pdf 6 Ko-Kinko.pdf 7 Ezo.pdf 8 Ezo.pdf 9 Ko-Mino.pdf 10 Ko-Mino.pdf 1 Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 Continuing with Juyo Koshirae mostly Tachi from 48th Juyo with English translations 4 Itomaki-tachi-koshirae.pdf 5 Itomaki-tachi-koshirae.pdf 6 Itomaki-tachi-koshirae.pdf 7 Itomaki-tachi-koshirae.pdf 8 Itomaki-tachi-koshirae.pdf 9 Itomaki-tachi-koshirae.pdf 10 Itomaki-tachi-koshirae.pdf 1 1 Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 There are not many Saburo Kunimune so when we get to study any information on them it should be most welcomed experience. Attached here are 3 Kunimune, 2 from the 48th Juyo and all with their English translations. 1 Kunimune-Juyo52.pdf 79 Saburo Kunimune.pdf 80 Saburo Kunimune.pdf 1 Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 Let us look at some Yamashiro now. We will first have a look into Awataguchi (attribution to Hisakuni) Any pictures are the work of Darcy and Ted Tenold. This is a sword that was once with Darcy. Awataguchi Sayagaki.pdf 3 Quote
CSM101 Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 The Hisakuni tanto from the Matsudaira collection. 1 Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 Next up is a Rai Kunizane Wakizashi also was once with Darcy. Kunizane (1).pdf 1 Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 Following on with the 48th NBTHK Koto Yamashiro. Interesting to see so many Rai Kunimitsu. 1 Awataguchi Kuniyasu.pdf 2 Awataguchi Kunimitsu.pdf 3 Ayanokoji.pdf 4 Ayanokoji.pdf 5 Ayanokoji.pdf 6 Rai Kuniyuki.pdf 7 Niji Kunitoshi.pdf 8 Niji Kunitoshi.pdf 9 Rai Kunitoshi.pdf 10 Rai Kunitoshi.pdf 11 Rai Kunitoshi.pdf 12 Ryokai.pdf 13 Rai Kunimitsu.pdf 14 Rai Kunimitsu.pdf 15 Rai Kunimitsu.pdf 16 Rai Kunimitsu.pdf 1 Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 17 Rai Kunimitsu.pdf 18 Rai Kunimitsu.pdf 19 Rai Kunimitsu.pdf 20 Rai Kunizane.pdf 21 Hasebe Kunishige.pdf 22 Hasebe Kuninobu.pdf 23 Nobukuni.pdf 24 Nobukuni (Saemon no Jo).pdf 25 Nobukuni (Shikibu no Jo).pdf 1 Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 Koshirae from 48th Juyo (final) 11 Kenukigata-tachi-koshirae.pdf 12 Itomaki-tachi-koshirae.pdf 13 Itomaki-tachi-koshirae.pdf 14 Kawazutsumi-tachi-koshirae.pdf 15 Aikuchi-tanto-koshirae.pdf 16 Aikuchi-tanto-koshirae.pdf 17 Aikuchi-tanto-koshirae.pdf 18 Aikuchi-koshigatana-koshirae.pdf 19 Uchigatana-koshirae.pdf 20 Uchigatana-koshirae.pdf 21 Wakizashi-koshirae.pdf 22 Wakizashi-koshirae.pdf Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 23 Daisho-koshirae.pdf 24 Daisho-koshirae.pdf 25 Daisho-koshirae.pdf 1 Quote
Scogg Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 Amazing work Markus and Rayhan That was quite an addition to my digital library, and it's going to take some time for me to digest Much appreciated! -Sam Quote
nulldevice Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 Indeed, thanks so much to Rayhan and Markus for giving all of this. I have my work cut out for me ingesting all of this information! Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 Yes I hope they come in handy in future discussions. So Koshirae is done we can start finishing Tosogu. 11 Ko-Mino (Mino-Ryu).pdf 12 Yujo.pdf 13 Ko-Goto.pdf 14 Tokujo.pdf 15 Tokujo.pdf 16 Goto (Momoyama).pdf 17 Kenjo.pdf 18 Kenjo.pdf Quote
Rayhan Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 19 Kenjo.pdf 20 Kenjo.pdf 21 Renjo.pdf 22 Renjo.pdf 23 Renjo.pdf 24 Tsujo.pdf 25 Tsujo.pdf 26 Jujo.pdf 27 Enjo.pdf 28 Hojo.pdf Quote
Rayhan Posted April 21 Author Report Posted April 21 29 Ko-Katchushi.pdf 30 Hoan.pdf 31 Kanayama.pdf 32 Kaneie.pdf 33 Nobuie.pdf 34 Nobuie.pdf 35 Nagasone Okisato Kotetsu.pdf 36 Myoju.pdf 37 Hirata Narikazu.pdf 38 Matashichi.pdf 39 Matashichi.pdf 40 Jingo.pdf 41 Tani.pdf 42 Kanshiro.pdf 43 Shigeteru.pdf 44 Oda Naonori.pdf 45 Nara Toshinaga + Tanaka Kiyotoshi.pdf 2 Quote
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