Jim P Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 HI guys, Need some help with a hard one Thanks to Bazza and Steve M for their thoughts {Second character on the rhs is SHUU, the first being the province?. there is horimono on the blade so one of the lhs characters I think reads HORI DO SAKU ("also made the carving").} but not much on the rest at this point thoughts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 I put mine as a spoiler. Somebody who wants to take a crack should give it a go without looking at my spoiler because once you see a kanji character as a certain character, it is hard to stop seeing it that way. お武州神田囗囗造之 干時雕同作 Bushū Kanda ?? kore wo tsukuru Toki hori dōsaku I am unsure of the ones in red. I am fairly sure of the province and location. The final line also seems pretty clear. I am interested in the idiosyncracies, but that is a topic for when we have figured out who made/signed this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george trotter Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 His first name kanji is certainly "Yasu" To me his name looks like Bushu Kanda Yasunori tsukuru kore 1764-1781 Hawley (1981) YAS 690. I haven't looked the lead up, just thought I'd mention it so you can have a bit of fun following it up...hope I'm not leading you astray. Regards, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 YES! You got it. Well done. So the first one is 於 and the entirety in normal script is 於武州神田保則造之 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim P Posted February 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Thank you, George and Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B3HR2UH Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Hi Jim , there is a nakago in Shinto Benji Oshigata by this smith which shows the same unusual way of writing nori . Ian Brooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim P Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Hi Ian,That's what I was looking for not much chance its gimei but wonted to get something to compare it too don't have the book so if one of the members has it and can post or PM with the page that would be great. Again thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george trotter Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Here's the oshi from Shinto Benji Oshigata p.143. Amazing that a 250 year old book can be so helpful. BTW YA 323 is in Hawley's old blue books 1976, the 'new' number (brown book 1981) is YAS 690. Let us know what your research uncovers, Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim P Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Hi George, Thanks mate, you're a legend, owe you a beer next time you are down this way I will let you know what info comes up Now that I Know who he is Yasunori did some good quality horimono and IMHO has skill in cutting that interesting mei :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george trotter Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 You are most welcome Jim....certainly looks like a good potential item. Hope you uncover some good info.. Maybe show us the blade...mounts? I lived in Elsternwick for a few months in 1968...(I'm an old geezer)...always liked Melbourne...I have rellies in Lancefield and Horsham. Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Morton Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Where have you been hiding Jimmy.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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