Katana meiji

[Maurice_lmb]

Hello

 

Can you pleasehelp in transalatign htis meiji katana

Thank you

 

Maurice

[Nobody]

寿王 写國貞 (Juo, Utsushi Kunisada) – Juo, copy of Kunisada [i am unsure about 貞???]

 

明治以来百年二月 – after a hundred years from Meiji, 2nd month (= in February, around 1967?)

吉久君ノ求 – ordered by Mr. Yoshihisa [the reading for the last kanji might be wrong???]

 

 

The sword was not made in Meiji but in Showa. Juo (寿王) was an art name of Naohiro (直弘) the 3rd in Saitama-ken, whose real name was Yanagawa Masayoshi (柳川昌喜, 1910 - 1994).

[k morita]

Why does this smith carve unreadable 2 Kanjis at the end of lines.

 

Maurice,

Are two grooves long or short? (goma-hashi or nisuji-hi)

[Maurice_lmb]

Thank you guys for your help

 

Morita, I add more pics.

[Maurice_lmb]

second lots

[Mark Green]

Very Nice!

[reinhard]

寿王 写國貞 (Juo, Utsushi Kunisada) – Juo, copy of Kunisada [i am unsure about 貞???]

 

It looks more like KUNITOMO to me, but I'm not sure either.

 

reinhard

[k morita]

Maurice,

 

I believe that this sword is a copie from shortened Tachi blade.

So this blade also tachi-mei.

Carvings of Shosu tradition taste,hada of Yamashiro tradition taste and carved the mei, are a copie from (Rai) Kunizane blade,I believe.

[Maurice_lmb]

Thank you Morita San for your research, knowledge and time.

 

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