help with Kin Pun Mei

[Mark]

I am having a hard time with this. i can make out the second large kanji as Tsugu but and not sure the first kanji or the small kanji above and to the right. Any suggestions appreciated.

 

Thanks!

[Nobody]

My guess is

 

Aoe (青江), Tsunetsugu (恒次),

not sure about the other part

 

[Mark]

Thank you! I had looked in Aoe as the second kanji was Tsugu and thought Tsunetsugu may be close but the 2 small kanji looked nothing like Aoe to me so figured i was wrong. I appreciate the help

[paulb]

Hi Mark

do you have any more images of the blade?

[Mark]

no pictures, do not own the sword yet. owner thinks it is worth a lot and it has a very large and deep area of pitting in the temper (monouchi area) so i am not sure if it could even be polished. Just thought i would confirm what it says, it may not be an accuate attribution.

[k morita]

Hi,

i agree with Moriyama-san's reading.

The Kao looks like Honami Koson's one.

[reinhard]

The Kao looks like Honami Koson's one.

 

That's correct. It looks like Koson's mei and Kao around 1955....Unfortunately his attributions are of less to no importance nowadays.

 

reinhard