Going crosseyed and need help :)

[hybridfiat]

Ive had a go at the mei on this sword that is supposed to date around 1890. Not sure if I'm on the right track. The seller had a name but it does not appear in the smith database. So can someone help please I'm having a go at the other side and will post it when my brain packs up again.

Regards

Steve

 

 

PS Sorry I attached the wrong file and now cannot get the correct one to download I had

Sane

 

Naga

 

Shi ?

 

Toshi ?

 

Dont know???

[k morita]

Hi,

The mei says "Shin-Ryu-shi,Toshishige",Shinshinto sword smith.真龍子 壽茂

http://www.samuraishokai.jp/sword/08110.html

[hybridfiat]

Thank you so much. I dont quite know how to put the characters to the translation yet but Ill keep working on it.

Thank you again

Steve

[David McDonald]

Dear Steve

 

For a PC using windows

1. Turn on the Japanese kanji on your computer

if you need help you can find directions on the web.

2. I then type the kanji into a word doc. Enlarge the kanji to about 48 dpi

and type in the romanji (spelling??) at 20 dpi

3. Take a screen shot (prt sc) and then I paste into a new Photoshop window.

crop out unneeded white and save as a jpg.

4. Import your image of nakago into a word doc and then the image of the kanji.

5. move to where you want them and then group the two images.

 

I hope this helps.

 

later

david mcdonald

 

Thank you so much. I dont quite know how to put the characters to the translation yet but Ill keep working on it.

Thank you again

Steve

[runagmc]

Is this what you need?

 

Shin - 真

Ryu - 龍

shi - 子

 

Toshi - 壽

shige - 茂

[k morita]

Hi,

Shinryushi means his art name/pen name.

Toshishige means smith name.