need help with 14th century wakizashi mei

[Petersan]

Hello,

 

I have this 56cm cutting edge wakizashi , it is signed Izumi No Kami Tachibana Kunimasu , said to be from the 14th century, I believe it is made later, can someone reconfirm the translation, especialy the last couple of kanji , is it realy kunimasu or kunimasa etc.

Is this realy 14 th century? the shape is not too curved like the ones from this period.

regards

Peter G.

[Brian]

Kunisada?

 

Brian

[Curran]

Shooting from the hip:

 

Kunisada.

late 17th or 18th century?

[nagamaki - Franco]

the shape is not too curved like the ones from this period.

 

don't stop there ....

[Nobody]

出雲守橘國真 - Izumo no kami Tachibana Kunizane

 

I could not find additional information.

[Curran]

Oops.

Kunisane or Kunizane

 

Thank you Moriyama-san.

I took a guess, but book says this is 10 stroke 'sane' (zane). I think Brian and I confused it with the similar (to our poor eyes) 9 stroke 'sada'.

 

I have no additional information about this smith in my sword books.

[DirkO]

Found one on Bidders but apparently it's the blade under discussion

 

http://www.bidders.co.jp/aitem/160208842

[Nobody]

Found one on Bidders but apparently it's the blade under discussion

 

http://www.bidders.co.jp/aitem/160208842

The auction ended on Sep. 25, 2011.