werner Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 Hi, I received a sword and it has the mei that you can see in the pic below.....it took me 5 hours looking at it with a torch from all angles to come up with the result below....please excuse any mistakes the mei is so faint that I though first it hasn't got one.... Thanks heaps! Jock Quote
werner Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Posted January 12, 2011 ...please ignore the colour and the square bits...copied/pasted/corrected..... Jock Quote
reinhard Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 I can't provide you with the exact kanji, but their meaning is quite clear, isn't it? The four signs mean (from top to bottom): -"Enjoy our snow covered mountains. Boards can be rented." -"Fly JAL, then take a viking longship" -"TV and free internet in all rooms." -"Pass this gate and you'll never even know you've been here" This mei is usually followed by a Kakihan of the Hokkaido Tourist Board. Can you find it? Unfortunately their campaign wasn't very successful until now. reinhard Quote
werner Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Posted January 13, 2011 ....thanks Reinhard....is almost exactly what I came up with....only difference in my interpretation was: -"Pass this DOOR and you'll never even know you've been here" - spoke to somebody who thought it might be a Masamune blade on which the artist put a gimei as he wanted to use some more kanji than usually on this blade....you can buy it for $15 + postage $75.000 (learned that of ebay) Jock Quote
Surfson Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 Reinhard, your answer is hilarious. I can actually see what you mean! A more down to earth translation would be Bishu osafune I think. Quote
werner Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Posted January 13, 2011 ....see below....that is the problem.... Jock Quote
Markus Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 Maybe "Moriyasu saku" 盛康作 Maybe... Quote
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