unlisted showa smith ??

[David McDonald]

Dear All

 

I am trying to translate a signature from a blade dated

Showa ju hachi nen -- 1943

 

Below is what I think I know so far

 

日

 

向Hyuga province

 

都(To, tsu, kuni, miyako)

 

?

 

住ju

 

井上Inoue

 

善?Yoshi

 

友 Tomo

 

作saku

 

If thing go well there should be an image attached.

 

Seems to be a unrecord smith who might be related to Yoshihira a Hyuga smith worked 1930 to 1970 (hawley YOS1303, Toko Taikan p762).

 

Any help would be great.

 

later

david

[george trotter]

Hi David,

had a quick glance through the books...found nothing. But, on Ohmura's site is a list (Sho17-19)of RJT and other WWII tosho. Listed under average/general smith section is Inoue Yoshitomo...your guy. He is from Miyazaki....not an RJT it seems.

That's about it. I will let you know if I find any more. At least you know that much...I still know nothing about my Showa tosho Shigekuni.

Regards,

George.

[k morita]

Hi,

[cabowen]

While I too have found nothing after a quick look through the usual sources, I would hazard a guess that this smith trained under Kawashima Tadayoshi in Shimane. Most of his students took the rather rare (for smith names) form of yoshi as the first kanji in their names....

[David McDonald]

Dear Morita, Chris and George

 

Great information. Thanks

 

George I tried to find the page on Ohmura’s site but could not.

It a Japanese page?

 

Morita the second kanji in Miyakono jo does not look like the one you

Used. Is there a reason?

 

Thanks again.

 

Later

david

[k morita]

morita the second kanji in Miyakono jo does not look like the one you

Used. Is there a reason?

 

 

Hi,

The second kanji in Miyakonojo is square style, but only "jo" on the tang is cursive style Kanji.

[Nobody]

FYI; Jo (城) in Sosho style

[george trotter]

David,

Yes, Japanese page try this http://www.k3.dion.ne.jp/~j-gunto/gunto_117.htm

 

go to the third box of names, bottom of third column.

 

regards,

george

[David McDonald]

Dear Morita, Koichi and George

 

Thanks for the information. I would not have guessed

that as a soshu style writing.

 

And George it will be interesting when that

page in Japanese is translated to english.

 

later

david

[David Flynn]

This sword sold on ebay, did it not?