mercierarmory Posted June 22, 2011 Report Posted June 22, 2011 A friend of mine asked for my assistance translating this blade of his however my translation skills are so limited, I wouldn't call them skills at all. It is in a standard Army mountings except the saya is black laquered wood. I am really hurting this time because I haven't come up with anything for this one. As always, any help would be greatly appreciated! Mike Quote
cabowen Posted June 22, 2011 Report Posted June 22, 2011 Omi no Kami Fujiwara Tsuguhiro 近江守藤原継広 Shinto smiths, several generations. I have seen several fakes of this signature. Quote
mercierarmory Posted June 24, 2011 Author Report Posted June 24, 2011 Omi no kami. What does that title mean? Quote
DirkO Posted June 24, 2011 Report Posted June 24, 2011 "Ômi" is a province (Tosando route) and "Kami" means god/lord. So it means Lord of Ômi, these were honorary titles bestowed upon smiths for services rendered, but as with everything desirable, corruption also played a part. Some smiths simply bought their title. Quote
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