Help needed!!

[jason y]

Hello to all!

I just got this sword and I Will be grateful for a translation .

Thanks in advance.

Jason.

[george trotter]

Are you sure you don't want to have a try at this Jason?...not a hard one. A lot by this name, mostly worked in Kaga. In the meantime how about posting a full nakago pic and at least an over-all pic?

Regards,

Geo.

[jason y]

I always try first than i post... but i could not find in Kanji table.

I will put more pictures on tonight!

[george trotter]

Well, I think I may have spoken too soon...this first kanji is not what I thought... Katsu. On closer inspection the bottom right is wrong for Katsu....and the top is wrong for Fuji...so I had another look in my books and I suppose it could be "To" (Tou)...see Hawley TO-46, 47...but your guy doesn't appear....I think this is a problem kanji and you'll have to rely on Morita san or Moriyama san to be sure about this....sorry, my fault for messing you around.

Geo.

[Grey Doffin]

Hi Jason,

I believe this reads, "Katsuiye". Wouldn't be the first time a smith miscut a Kanji. Look to Kashu and maybe late Koto.

Grey

[Ludolf Richter]

Hi,the 1st Kanji is not to be found in my dictionaries when looking at Radical 130:not even in the best Non-Japanese book:

W.Wernecke & R.Hartmann

Japanisch-Deutsches Zeichenlexikon

"Etwa 5800 Kanji mit über 33.000 Komposita"

Leipzig 1980 (former German Democratic Republic DDR;737 pages).

This book contains also former writings of Kanji.Ludolf

[Markus]

I believe this reads, "Katsuiye".

Grey

 

Dito. Katsuie for sure. Please bear in mind that there are

many different ways a writer/smith can abbreviate certain

parts of a radical.

[george trotter]

Stayed home today...not well...read books...gasp

Checked Toko Taikan...he shows several Katsuiye of Kaga with this style of kanji...so, Markus, Grey et al...you are correct, just a quirky writing of Katsu.

Now Jason just has to work out which one...

Geo.

[DirkO]

Hello to all!

I just got this sword and I Will be grateful for a translation .

Thanks in advance.

Jason.

 

 

Jason, if it's yours, how come it's also for sale on eBay?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Japanese-Katana-Samurai-Sword-/230633499472

[jason y]

I had it but I found flaws so I asked seller for return since he never mentioned anything when I asked about it.

So this is back on eBay with more pictures now.