Ed

Sold! Thank you, Ed

SOLD! MASAHIRO, SOSHU MEI: SOSHU JU MASAHIRO DATE: NONE NAGASA: 45.08cm (17.75") OVERALL: 57.15cm (22.5") MIHABA: 2.698cm (1.0625") KASANE: 0.63cm (0.25") SORI: 1.27cm (0.5") NAKAGO: UBU MEKUGI ANA: TWO YASURIME: KIRI MUNE: IORI HADA: KO-ITAME HAMON: O-MIDARE WITH TOBIYAKI BOSHI: KO-MARU WITH HAKIKAKE HABAKI: 2 PIECE GOLD FOIL KOSHIRAE This sword is signed Soshu Ju Masahiro. I want to state clearly, the majority of swords signed Masahiro are gimei. On such a big name it is always wise to assume gimei when there are no papers to authenticate the mei. While the mei is undoubtedly false, which was common throughout history, the sword is guaranteed to be a genuine Nihonto. The blade is in relatively poor polish with a couple of small ware but no serious flaws. The hada is tight ko-itame with some masame. There is considerable activity to be seen (see photos). The koshirae is in poor to fair condition. The kurigata, kaerizuno, are intact. The aragawara is missing. The saya is a brown lacquer with some damage and losses, again see photos. The Fuchi / Kashira are a copper base with eggplant and foliage done in mixed metals of shakudo and gold wash. I have no idea what the menuki depict, but they are brass. Tsuba is iron with what I am calling a stylized amida rays. The Kozuka is done in gold utori and depicts a horse and spider web on the shakudo nanako jita. The Kogatana is signed Jiro Taro Naokatsu, but is likely gimei as well. This sword is being sold under the assumption that all signatures are gimei. Nonetheless it is a genuine Nihonto with no fatal flaws, and may be perfect for the budget constrained. $450 PLUS S/H and any associated fees (PP, Wire, etc.) At this price sale is final.

Gotō School (後藤) Kibei-Line (喜兵衛) Kyoto and Kaga Mitsunari, c.1719-1759 worked for the Kibei line of the Goto school. He became the 6th generation master or head of this branch. He was the son of Jōha (5th master). Over the span of his career he signed his works as Mitsuaki (光昭), Mitsunari (光生), Mitsuyori (光寄), Magojūrō (孫十郎) and also a variant character for Nari “成” as seen on this kozuka, Mitsunari (光成).

I think that one would be easier to call Kaen. I honestly try not to get caught up in semantics, and just stick to hakikake to prevent argument.

KOSHIRAE FOR WAKIZASHI DRAGON THEME NOTE: Measurements are in inches: KOA: 27 K SAYA: 20.25 K TSUKA: 6.375 TSUNAGI OAL: 22.75 TSUNAGI NAGASA: 18.25 TSUNAGI NAKAGO: 4.375 SORI: 0.25 TSUBA MOTIF: Dragon TSUBA MEI: ? TSUBA DIMENSIONS: 2.59 x 2.33 x 0.15 TSUBA ANA: 1.03 x 0.27 MENUKI: Shakudo Dragons F/K MOTIF: Shibuichi with Gold Dragons F/K MEI: 0 KOZUKA MOTIF: 0 Kozuka KOZUKA MEI: 0 KOGATANA MEI: 0 Kogatana HABAKI: 1 pc. copper This is a wakizashi sized koshirae, see lengths above. I reiterate, koshirae only, no sword. I do not know the exact age of this koshirae. The koshirae is modern but the fittings used are all ANTIQUE. The koshirae has a wooden Tsunagi. A Tsunagi is an exact wooden replica of the blade for which the koshirae was originally made. Before you ask, I have no idea what became of the original blade or who made the tsunagi. The saya is done in a brown ishimei finish, the koiguchi and kojiri are horn. The F/K are shibuichi and depict a gold dragon, the menuki are shakudo dragons, the tsuba depicts yet another dragon. The habaki is a 1 pc. copper. The tsuka is wrapped in samegawa, then wrapped with a brownish colored ito. Finding koshirae which fit other blades is difficult as each blade is slightly different, therefore each koshire is slightly different as they are custom built for a particular sword. It is not impossible, but sometimes difficult. Collectors have been known to find a koshirae that fits perfectly or which is similar in size and with some minor alterations make it work. If your sword is in fresh or recent polish, inserting it into an “old” koshirae is not advised. One little grain of sand inside the saya can potentially scratch the polish. Another option is simply displaying a nice koshirae alongside your blade. As this saya is new and has never housed a sword, it shouldn’t be an issue. *Note however, there is no guarantee given or implied that a bit of sand or trash has not entered the saya. If you plan to put a blade into this koshirae, take caution and do it at your own risk. This koshirae is also being sold with no guarantee given or implied that it will fit any particular sword. Detailed measurements have been provided in the event you are attempting to fit it to your blade. While difficult to find an exact match, the measurements will assist in find something close, at best fitting perfectly, at worst requiring minimal alteration. Condition: See photos Returns: Not accepted unless item is not as described. Ships USPS Priority Mail Insured. Your address and contact information is required to get an accurate shipping quote. Buyer is responsible for knowing their countries import laws and regulations. Price: $675 plus any additional fees (S/H, PayPal, Wire, Insurance, etc) Contact me via email only: Yakiba.com@gmail.com Ed Marshall Yakiba.com

Yes, all kaen boshi are hakikake, but not all hakikake boshi are kaen. Kaen implies a deviation from normal to an extreme proportion of hakikake. When in doubt hakikake is never wrong. I can see why the dealer in question called this one hakikake as would I, if for no other reason than to err on the side of safety. In my opinion there in not enough hakikake to make this one kaen. Yet, there is enough that undoubtedly some would consider it kaen. There will always be varying opinions.

IESADA, BUNGO TAKADA NAGINATA NTHK X 2 c. TENMON 1532 (NTHK) / KEICHO c. 1596 (NTHK-NPO) SUGATA: NAGINATA MEI: IESADA (BUNGO TAKADA) DATE: NONE MUROMACHI c. 1532 NAGASA: 31.5cm (20.25") OVERALL: 103.7cm (40.75") MIHABA: 3.016cm (1.1875") KASANE: 0.794cm (0.3125") SORI: 1.4375 NAKAGO: UBU MEKUGI ANA: ONE YASURIME: YOKOYASURI OR KIRI MUNE: IORI HADA: ITAME HAMON: GUNOME MIDARE with ASHI, YO, ETC. BOSHI: CHOJI MIDARE KOMI HORIMONO OMOTE: NAGINATA HI with MYOGO HORIMONO URA: NAGINATA HI with MYOGO HABAKI: 2 PC. GOLD FOIL by BRIAN TSCHERNEGA SHIRASAYA Outstanding signed, and papered ubu naginata by Takada Iesada, signed niji mei (two character). It is so nice to find naginata which have not been cut down. This flawless naginata is in excellent condition and polish. The hada is Itame with chikei. The hamon is an extremely active gunome midare with tons of hataraki guaranteed to provide endless study pleasures. There are clouds of nio with nie, ashi, yo, inazuma, yubashiri etc., etc. Myogo are inscribed bilateraly. Myogo (名号): names of Buddhist deities engraved on blades. Hachiman Daibosatsu (Great Buddha to be), known as the God of War or the Tutelary God Warriors is inscribed on the left side. During the age of the samurai, descendants of both samurai clans, Seiwa Genji (清和源氏 Seiwa Gen-ji, a line of the Minamoto clan descended from Emperor Seiwa) and Kanmu Taira (桓武平氏 Kanmu Taira'u-ji/ Hei-shi/ Hei-ji, a line of the Taira clan descended from Emperor Kanmu) honored Hachiman, from which the tradition is derived nationwide in which samurai clans (武家 "buke" in Japanese) honor Hachiman as the deity sacred to them. His other roles include determining a samurai's fate—i.e., whether they are a success or failure in battle; controlling and protecting the martial arts; and proclaiming the victory of an army. Kasuga Daimyojin which is reference to both the Kasuga-taisha or shrine as well as the collective deities (Kami) associated with the shrine is inscribed on the right side. The birth of the Kasuga-taisha shrine, according to legend, began when the first kami of Kasuga-taisha, Takemikazuchi, rode on the back of a white deer to the top of Mount Mikasa in 768 BC. This kami is said to have traveled from the Kashima Jingu Shrine in order to protect Nara. The shrine location first received favor from the Imperial government in the Heian period as a result of the power from the Fujiwara family as well as Empress Shōtoku. The four main kami enshrined here are Ame no koyane, Himegami, Futsunushi no mikoto, and Takemikazuchi no mikoto. Though these are the primary divine beings of Kasuga taisha, they are often grouped together as a syncretic, combined deity known as Kasuga Daimyōjin. Kasuga Daimyōjin is composed of five divine beings and each consists of a Buddhist deity and Shinto kami counterpart. The fifth deity, Ame-no-Oshikumone, was added much later and is said to be the divine child of Ame no koyane and Himegami. The importance of the multifaceted kami was that it became a template for future worshipers who wanted to combine several deities to pray to at once.1 Courtesy of Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasuga-taisha Forged in a period steeped in war prior to the unification of Japan by Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokagawa Ieyasu. While a beautiful work of art, make no mistake this blade was made for battle and carried prayers of victory and protection for whoever wielded it. Courtesy of; Nihon Koto Shi. The Takada school of which founder is Tomoyuki of the previous period lived in Bungo Province as well and demonstrated more powerful and characteristic workmanship than that of the Bungo-Ryokai school. The school thrived through to shinto times. There are three groups in the school, one is the smiths who use a character of ‘Yuki’ for their smith names and others are the ones who use characters of ‘Mori’ or ‘Shizu’ for their smith names. Incidentally, almost shinto smiths of this school use ‘Yuki’ for their smith names. Shigeyuki is a student of Tomoyuki and Nagamori is a student of Shigeyuki. Shigeyuki and the smiths of his lineage use the clan’s name of ‘Taira’ in their mei and then all smiths of this school came to use the clan name of ‘Taira’. Therefore, the smiths belong to the lineage of Nagamori is called ‘Taira-Takada’. Swordsmith directories say that there are two generations of Nagamori, the first generation was active in the Oei or Choroku Era and the second generation in the Eisho Era. Though, we can see their extant works with production years of the Eisho and Daiei Eras, these correspond to the second generation. It seems that the main lineage of the Takada school was not very active in this period, but the smiths who used ‘Mori’ and ‘Shizu’ for their smith names, left many extant works. The first and the second generations of Nagamori were skilful smiths, but Shizumori and Shizunori are only mediocre smiths. As a whole, the Takada school tempered gunome-midare, ko-notare and sugu-ha and forged jigane with chikei and a kind of chafe, particularly the hataraki of the ji is emphasized in the jigane of Shizumori and the smiths of his lineage. Nagamori tempered hoso-sugu-ha, gunome mixed with choji and hitatsura and occasionaly forged dense ko-itame-hada (sometimes nashiji-hada) and carved koshi-bi and elaborate kurikara in relief. The horimono was one of their traditions started by Yukihira. They tempered hoso-sugu-ha on tanto and forged nashiji-hada and in this case therefore, the tanto (from the book) looks like one of the Kamakura Period at a glance. There is an extant work of Shizumori with a production year of the Tenbun Era. Shizunori appears to have been active a little later than Shizumori. There is an extant tanto of Shizumori with wide mi-haba and the hamon is gentle o-notare. Shizunori was the maker of famous ‘Gondo no Naginata’, which looks like Yosozaemon no Jo Sukesada at a glance, and it is no exaggeration to say that the naginata is the best work of the school. The nickname of Gondo’ comes from a retainer, one Gondo of Kuroda Josui who is said to have killed a tiger with the naginata during the expedition against Korea. *NOTE: This naginata comes with not one, but two (2) sets of papers. Both NTHK & NTHK-NPO authenticated this mei as shoshin. The NTHK-NPO gave this naginata an outstanding 77 pts., which is equivalent to the NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon. An added benefit is the outstanding two-piece gold habaki made by Brian Tschernega. $16,000 plus S/H and any additional associated fees (pp, wire, etc.) Limited time 1/2 off sale: At this price the sale is final! The only exception being if you were to find a fatal flaw which was inadvertently overlooked within 48 hrs. There isn't! You won’t! Sale Price: $8000 plus S/H and any additional associated fees (pp, wire, etc.) I have provided all the information I have on this exceptional Naginata Feel free to contact me if you are ready to purchase. For purchase/payment information contact me at: Yakiba.com@gmail.com

Tried find out more as it was interesting to me as well. But, I had no luck. I met him in 2008, of course that was before I owned this Tanto.

KOSHIRAE FOR WAKIZASHI *NO BLADE* SHISHI THEME NOTE: Measurements are in inches: KOA: 30.25 K SAYA: 23 K TSUKA: 5.1875 TSUNAGI OAL: 28.1875 TSUNAGI NAGASA: 21.5 TSUNAGI NAKAGO: 6.6 SORI: 0.75 TSUBA MOTIF: Brass Karakusa TSUBA MEI: 0 TSUBA DIMENSIONS: ? TSUBA ANA: ? MENUKI: Shishi F/K MOTIF: Shishi F/K MEI: 0 KOZUKA MOTIF: 0 KOZUKA MEI: 0 KOGATANA MEI: 0 HABAKI: 1 pc. Shakudo This is a wakizashi sized koshirae, see lengths above. I reiterate, koshirae only, no sword. I do not know the exact age of this koshirae. The koshirae appears to be relatively new ie; not antique, however the fittings are all ANTIQUE. The koshirae has a wooden Tsunagi. A Tsunagi is an exact wooden replica of the blade for which the koshirae was originally made. Before you ask, I have no idea what became of the original blade or who made the tsunagi. The koshirae is nice and is done in matching Shishi fittings. Shishi, are sometimes called Jishi or Koma-inu 狛犬 (lion dog) in Japan. Shishi are guardians which repel evil. They are often seen outside temples and shrines and are very popular on sword fittings. All of the fittings depict shishi with the exception being the tsuba. The tsuba is brass with karakusa (scrolling vines) in katakiri bori. There are a few small stains on the tsuba. The habaki is shakudo, or possibly blackened copper and has a few small dents in it. The tsuka is wrapped in samegawa, then wrapped with leather ito. The kojiri while it resembles metal it is lacquer and mimics a metal one. The saya is black and has a pattern of clouds. Or at least clouds are my best guess. Finding koshirae which fit other blades is difficult as each blade is slightly different, therefore each koshire is slightly different as they are custom built for a particular sword. It is not impossible, but sometimes difficult. Collectors have been known to find a koshirae that fits perfectly or which is similar in size and with some minor alterations make it work. If your sword is in fresh or recent polish, inserting it into an “old” koshirae is not advised. One little grain of sand inside the saya can potentially scratch the polish. Another option is simply displaying a similar sized koshirae alongside your blade. Even though relatively new, there is no guarantee given or implied that a bit of sand or trash has not entered the saya. If you plan to put a blade into this koshirae, take caution and do it at your own risk. This koshirae is also being sold with no guarantee given or implied that it will fit any sword. Detailed measurements have been provided in the event you are attempting to fit it to your blade. While difficult to find an exact match, the measurements will assist in find something close, at best fitting perfectly, at worst requiring minimal alteration. Condition: See Photos. The information I have provided is all I have on this koshirae. Returns: No accepted unless item is not as descriced. Ships USPS Priority Mail Insured. Your address and contact information is required to get an accurate shipping quote. Buyer is responsible for knowing your countries import laws and regulations. *Reduced $450 plus any additional fees (S/H, PayPal, Wire, Insurance, etc) Contact me via email only: Yakiba.com@gmail.com

SADAHITO, ENAMOTO GENDAITO, SHINSAKUTO MEI: URA: RI RI no TAME / SEIKI-MATSU AKI no HI For Lilly, on a day in the fall at the end/turn of the century. OMOTE: SADAHITO SAKU DATE: SHIRASAYA DATED 2002 NAGASA: 25.08cm (9.875") OVERALL: 35.56cm (14") MIHABA: 2.875cm (1.125") KASANE: 0.63cm (0.25") SORI: SLIGHT SAKI-SORI NAKAGO: UBU MEKUGI ANA: ONE YASURIME: KIRI MUNE: IORI HADA: TIGHT KO=ITAME WITH UTSURI HAMON: MIDARE BOSHI: KOMARU HORIMONO OMOTE: NONE HORIMONO URA: NONE HABAKI: 1 PC. SILVER SHIRASAYA Sadahito was the second son of Yusuishi Sadayoshi. Sadayoshi studied under Gassan Sadakatsu in Osaka. Later he relocated to Mishima in Shizuoka. He became Mukansa in 1996 and died in 2000. Enamoto Sadahito was born in 1954 and began his training under his father while in elementary school. He became a licensed sword smith in 1977. He specializes in Soshu den as well as the Gassan tradition. This Tanto is obviously a Mamori-gatana. Generally, mamori-gatana are housed in koshirae. And given as wedding gifts. Not sure if this one was ever mounted in koshirae, but it didn’t come to me with a koshirae. The inscription “Ri Ri no Tame, Seiki-Matsu Aki no Hi”. This translates as “For Lilly, on a day in the fall at the end/turn of the century”. While the nakago is not dated the shirasaya is. It also states it was made in the US. It reads: Beikoku ni oite Heisei jūyonen rokugatsu hi Enomoto Eishichirō Sadahito “In the US, on a day in June of Heisei 14 (2002), Enomoto Eishichirō Sadahito” Courtesy of Sesko’s: SADAHITO (貞人), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Shizuoka – “Izu-jū Sadahito saku” (伊豆住貞人作), “Izu no Kuni Sadahito” (伊豆国貞人), real name Enomoto Eishichirō (榎本栄七郎), born 1954, second son of Enomoto Sadayoshi (貞吉). This tanto is in excellent condition and would make a nice addition to the collector of tanto, gendaito, Sadahito fans, collectors of mamori-gatana, kaiken etc. $2200 plus S/H and any associated fees (PayPal, wire, etc.) If you are interested in owning this tanto contact me at: Yakiba.com@gmail.com

I have been a member of the Nihonto Message Board since 2006. My love affair with Nihonto spans over 50 years. First time I saw a "Japanese sword" was around 1970 when I saw a couple that a friend’s father brought home from the war. My serious involvement and study of Nihonto began around 1990. The first Nihonto I owned was a gift from a friend. It was nothing special, a suriage Muromachi period blade mounted in a type 98 koshirae. I still have it. In the late 80’s I met Col. Dean Hartley who lived nearby and meeting him became my introduction into the world of Nihonto. Dean was one of the foremost Nihonto scholars outside Japan at the time. Dr. T.C. Ford was another great mentor and student of Nihonto. I spent many weekends at his home studying Nihonto. My website; Yakiba.com has been in operation since the year 2000. Around the time I started the website, I co-owned a small shop in Fukuoka Japan and imported many, many Nihonto. Since the passing of my partner, my focus centers mainly on consignments from clients and friends made over the last 30+ years. *Unfortunately, I have been plagued with website issues over the last year. Currently the site is being rebuilt from the ground up with a new designer and host. Once live I will link to it here. Until then, I will list a few items here on the NMB. If there is something specific you are looking for, feel free to reach out to me as I have many Swords, Fittings and Koshirae. If you have Nihonto or Nihonto related items you wish to sell, contact me and I will be happy to discuss the consignment policy with you. A quick note on consignments: Initial prices are set by the owner, who also have final say on the acceptance of the selling price. It is hard for most consignees to take a loss on items, and as market values change, it can be a difficult reality to accept. With that said, I am always willing to present a reasonable offer on the behalf of the buyer. If you feel a price exceeds your estimated worth, make a reasonable offer. I have seen both sides of this scenario, owners who will not budge and others accept an offer I was sure would be rejected. The point being you never know without asking. *Please limit contact to email only*. Email addresses: yakiba.com@gmail.com or yakiba1@yahoo.com You can find me on Facebook (FB) using the link below. I serve as an administrator for several groups on FB including Nihonto Group, Japanese Tsuba Collectors, International Nihonto Appreciation, and Samurai Sword. Find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yakiba.nihonto.9 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yakiba.nihonto/ Forms of payment include PayPal, Zelle, Bank wire transfer, and cash. Knowing most of you, you know I have a reputation of honesty and integrity. I look forward to interacting with old friends as well as making new ones. Ed Marshall Yakiba.com

This one is for sale, if interested.

Not for sale. Thanks for the inquiries.

Thanks Brian. Been going on so long I have moved from is it worth it, to "it ain't worth it", at least not where it is currently. Putting out feelers on new host recommendations.

Yes, I am only too aware, very frustrating. They have been working on the site issues, but can't seem to fix it. Works one day, not the next. Looks like it is time to get a new host, and start over or shut it down.

You may be right and of course what you choose to do is your business. However, I have never know any salts to be good for metal. As vegetable tanned leather is easily obtainable, it is what I would use. Just my 2¥.

Couple of things: 1. Concur with the point about not using the foam with adhesive. I don't know that it will damage the patina, but it may. Better safe than sorry. 2. Leather will work, but keep in mind that most leather used for leather goods has been tanned with strong chemicals such as chromium salts. These are harmful to metal over time, whether guns or your sword fittings. I wouldn't use anything you are not absolutely sure about. If you use leather be sure you buy "vegetable tanned leather", a much safer alternative. There are numerous places which sale vegetable tanned leather and most sell "scraps" pretty cheap. You could buy some of this and get plenty for what you are wanting to do. Try Tandy Leather, or Weaver Leather or google it as there are others.

What part of Texas do you live? I am nearby, shoot me an email (see below).

Yes, Shimazu mon, a cross.

Yes, a lot. Don't rely on google. Not sure why you posted those photos with the google translation, as they do not mention any generation. Hawleys lists an 8th generation c. 1577 (MAS 208). Your papers attribute this sword to Tensho (1573-1592).

Your papers state 8th generation.

YASUHIRO, HIZEN GENDAITO SUGATA: SZ MEI: HIZEN NO KUNI JU YASUHIRO SAKU (TACHI MEI) DATE: NONE c. 1930’S NAGASA: (26.125") OVERALL: (34.125") MIHABA: (1.1875") KASANE: (0.25") SORI: 0.5 NAKAGO: UBU MEKUGI ANA: ONE YASURIME: SUJIKAI MUNE: IORI HADA: MIXED HAMON: NOTARE IN NIE DEKI BOSHI: KOMARU HORIMONO OMOTE: NONE HORIMONO URA: NONE HABAKI: 1 PC. SOLID SILVER SHIRASAYA Flawless Gendaito by the sword smith Hizen Yasuhiro. Yasuhiro was born in 1910, he worked under Akihide as a Rikugun Jumei Tosho and won 2nd seat in 1941 (see details below). His lineage can be traced back to the 8th generation Hizen Tadayoshi and was the brother of Motomura Kanemoto. His work was first exhibited in 1936 from which point he won many awards until 1944. Post war he submitted blades to the Shinsakuto-Ten. Yasuhiro worked in the Hizen style with a prominent hada showing the Hizen konuka mixed with ko-itame and masame. Hamon begins as a gentle Notare transistioning to suguha. Within the hamon are clouds of Ara-Nie. The nakago is ubu with one mekugi ana. It is signed tachi-mei in the Hizen style. This sword comes in Shirasaya with a solid silver Shonai Habaki References: Hawley’s Pg 926 (YAS 680) Gendaito Meikan Pg 173 Hizen Handbook Pg 283 Sesko’s, Swordsmiths A-Z pg 1264 Courtesy of Sesko’s, Swordsmiths A-Z: YASUHIRO (保広), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Saga –“Hizen no Kuni-jū Yasuhiro” (肥前国住保広), “Yasuhiro” (保広), real name Motomura Tamotsu (元村保), born 1910, he studied under Hisahiro (久広) and worked as rikugun-jumei-tōshō, jōkō no retsu (Akihide), Second Seat at the 6th Shinsaku Nihontō Denrankai (新作日本刀展覧会, 1941)

Markus will get back to you. As pointed out it is the holidays and to be honest, I think at times he gets overwhelmed with requests. I had written him prior to the holidays and he wrote me back yesterday saying he had gotten sidetracked twice while meaning to write. For me it is no big deal, I am in no rush. Point he is very dependable and will write you back. Be patient grasshopper. If you want to know more, I would go with Swordsmiths of Japan by Markus Sesko. You can order any of his books on the LULU website. If you want something cheaper, I have a copy of Hawleys (Brown one). It is worn and the corners have been bumped pretty hard, but the pages are intact and I would let it go for $100 plus S/H and any related fees.

Yes, typo on my part. Thanks Uwe for catching that. The mei reads "Bifu Ju Nin Norisuke Saku".

Bifu Ju Norisuke Saku. Owari, there were two generations.