interesting Satsuma Masayuki inscription...

[Darcy]

I'm in San Francisco right now, taking pictures of swords... I took pictures of this interesting Masayuki. It has an inscription on it that may have been from a swordsmith who was restoring the blade. I don't have the time on site to muddle my way through, so am putting it up as it's unusual.... any help from our resident sensei (s) will be appreciated!

 

High resolution image is here: http://www.nihonto.ca/masayuki-l.jpg

 

[Nobody]

[Omote]

伯耆守平æœè‡£æ­£å¹¸ (Hoki no kami Taira no Ason Masayuki)

 

[ura]

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This katana was discovered in the spring of Showa 35th year at the bottom of the river Meguro-gawa (目黒å·) in Tokyo during its improvement work. Therefore, This is a celebrated sword to be preserved forever as a family treasure, and to be remembered by later generations.

 

文化八年未八月七åä¹æ­³é€  (Bunka hachi-nen Hitsuji hachi-gatsu, shichi-ju-kyu sai, tsukuru)

August 1811, 79 years old, made

[Brian]

Brilliant as usual. What a nice find too, and amazing restoration. That sword should be given the name "survivor"

 

Brian

[Bugyotsuji]

One word.... AMAZING!

[Darcy]

Thank you again for your wonderful help. This is not my sword, just one that I was allowed to photograph. There are questions about whether or not the original tempering survived the visit under the water, but it's a very beautiful blade and photographed extremely well. I will try to post some photos tonight.

[Nobody]

FYI; pictures of Meguro-gawa (目黒å·)

http://meguroku-net.com/meguro/sakura/p1-megurogawa.htm