Sayagaki Assistance

[Ray Singer]

I am struggling a bit with this sayagaki, for a sword attributed to Hoki Ohara Yasutsuna. Any assistance would be much appreciated.

 

Best regards,

Ray

 

[SteveM]

I think you probably already figured out 95% of it, but I put it here for people who want the whole thing. 

From left to right

 

伯耆大原安綱

Hōki Ōhara Yasutsuna

 

鑑定

Appraisal

 

(スリ）上ゲ無銘長サ貮尺二寸六分

Suriage Mumei Nagasa 2 shaku 2 sun 6 bun

 

神代総焼刃作

Kamiyo Sōyakiba saku

 

 

I'm slightly guessing at suriage, but it looks to me like there is a リ just above the 上ゲ, and it seems the most logical candidate, without having seen the blade. 

The last line Kamiyo Sōyakiba saku is something that also requires a bit of guesswork for me. Kamiyo (literally: age of gods) refers to the pre-recorded antiquity of Japan's history, from which Yasutsuna emerges. 

Sōyakiba = completely tempered blade(?). 

 

So in all, it looks like the sayagaki is selling the blade as a Yasutsuna blade, supposedly from the 800s.

[Ray Singer]

Wonderful, thank you for filling in these gaps. This was a great help Steve.

 

Adding a link below for anyone interesting in reading a reference related to Kamiyo / Jindai (神代).

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_the_Gods

Best regards,
Ray