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  1. k morita
    Hi, Yes, Kanetada. The sign says "Ishihara or Ishiwara Kanetada", Seki smith in WWII era.
  2. k morita
    Hi, It doesn't contradict between the Samurai spirit and the spirit of shame. Do you know the spirit of samurai to be a culture of shame? The thought of "shame" was important code of good practices of Samurai. Samurai always did an action not shameful to others.
  3. k morita
    hahaha you have good eyes.
  4. k morita
    Hi, I believe, the mei is Narimitsu 成光 . Top of habaki kanji is "hajiru /haji ",shame 　愧.
  5. k morita
    Hi -------Munehide 宗榮 ,..... on Honma's Meikan, page 967. 宗栄
  6. k morita
    Hi, I agree with you. You have good eyes. ( I was not able to read the mei before you.)
  7. k morita
    Hi, :D The mei is "Unryusai Naohisa" 雲龍斎　直久 .
  8. k morita
    Moriyama san, As you know,both pronunciations are also correct as swordsmith name(Akiyoshi/Tsuguyoshi). However, to exclude confusion, we should write by one common pronunciation of the smith name . So, i support common pronunciation Akiyoshi on Honma's Meikan.
  9. k morita
    Moriyama san Yes,that's right,nice translation of the tang. However, I support common pronunciation Akiyoshi on Honma's Meikan,not Tsuguyoshi.
  10. k morita
    around 1935-1945
  11. k morita
    Hi, :D The swordsmith of this sword is not Mishina Naomichi. The swordsmith of this sword is Hikosaka Akiyoshi. 紹芳 He was hight class Samurai and swordsmith, Suishinshi Masahide school. See Honma's Meikan(3rd ed,) page,8.
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    Mei on Habaki

    k morita replied to Lindus's topic in Tosogu

    Very nice motif Habaki. The crow of three foot is a symbol of the sun,and the the rabbit is symbol of the moon. It is a meaning that years(days) pass away hurriedly. The mei of the Habaki is "Nagatsune　and kao" 長常
  13. k morita
    Hi Carlo, There are four different lejends(includes old stories and old swords books) about the Unomaru. So one story's sword is Sanjo Munechika, other story is Sanjo Yoshiie,....etc,the legends are confused. By the way, Udo-jingu's( Udo shrine) Unomaru have been missing after the WW2. Blade length was 73 centimeters, Heian period Tachi. I will try to look for the photo. What is your sources "went unfortunately to the US after the end of WW2" ?
  14. k morita
    LOL , tea kettle tetsubin.....
  15. k morita
    Great find !, the mounting and the blade. Especially, I want to see Boshi of the blade.
  16. k morita
    Moriyama san, Oh,You are correct ,It's Kinka-san.
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  18. k morita
    Hi, The Kanji-characters on the blade is not a sword-smith's signature. It means "Hachiman-Dai-Bosatsu",Great Bodhisattva Hachiman. Are there any characters on the handle(Tang) of the blade?
  19. k morita
    Alan, :D I did not explain everything in the first my posting on this thread. I gave you some hints, Bishu...Kokubunji,It is a formula to derive Sukekuni from the hint of Bishu and Kokubunji. So,Jacques D was right.
  20. k morita
    Hi, Nice blade! Maybe the Mei is "Bishu, Kokubunji-ju" (備州　國分寺　住). Date is being deciphered now.
  21. k morita
    Hi, 32 °C = 89.6 °F
  22. k morita
    Great thread !!
  23. k morita
    Yes, Takekatsu, Showa 20 nen (1945).
  24. k morita
    Thank you so much for the confirmation. :D I saw two newly posting and confirmed this smith name is Seishin or Shoshin on [Nippon Token Shoko Meikan] on page 72. His shop/workshop name was "Yanagawa Shukun-Do Gun-to Ten". Having carved a Kanji " U" (right) 右 for the upper part of his smith name(Shoshin or Seishin) of the Tang might be related to the fact who was a wound serviceman.
  25. k morita
    Hi, :D
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