Mark Posted June 29, 2011 Report Posted June 29, 2011 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! Quote
Nobody Posted June 29, 2011 Report Posted June 29, 2011 My guess is Aoe (青江), Tsunetsugu (恒次), not sure about the other part Quote
Mark Posted June 29, 2011 Author Report Posted June 29, 2011 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 Quote
paulb Posted June 29, 2011 Report Posted June 29, 2011 Hi Mark do you have any more images of the blade? Quote
Mark Posted June 29, 2011 Author Report Posted June 29, 2011 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. Quote
k morita Posted June 29, 2011 Report Posted June 29, 2011 Hi, i agree with Moriyama-san's reading. The Kao looks like Honami Koson's one. Quote
reinhard Posted June 30, 2011 Report Posted June 30, 2011 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 Quote
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