k morita

Thank you very much friends !! That Tachi Mounting is very rare. I want only the Tachi Mounting . :D K Morita

Please see this link of S.F.I forums. http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?t=90043 Haiku poem "Hatsu-gatsuo karashi ga naku te namida kana "(åˆé°¹ã‹ã‚‰ã—ãŒãªãã¦æ¶™å“‰)ã€€è‹±ä¸€è¶ The mei is Umetada Naritsugu(reading?) åŸ‹å¿ å°±å—, Edo Umetada school ? Moriyama san ,please翻訳

I believe the smith is Toshinori(寿矩)　in most late Edo era or early Meiji era. A kanji character " ju /kotobuki " is a lucky kanji character for kanji-world-people(Japanese and Chinese). :D

Moriyama-san Pronunciation of the 3rd character is "tomo"(元) Meaning is both. "Jinba tomo (ni) kiri-otosu" .

Hi, Those 2 books are "pamphlet of Nyusho-prize-swords of new swords making exhibition" by NBTHK in 2001 and 2002. You went there? :D

Hi Rick, This signature can be read Nakamiya Keido(ä¸­å®®ã€€æ•¬å ‚) who was a famous sword dealer in Japan. However, his brush-writing-technique is more better than this signature. sorry.

Peter, Very neat sword made by Teikoku-Hamono-Kabushiki-kaisha(Empire cutlery Ltd.). I'm owning the original book(not Jinsoo's riprint book) "DaiNippon Token ShoKo MeiKan"(THE GREAT Japanese SWORD BUSINESS DIRECTRY). Teikoku steel produced Tamahagane-steel(named MURAKUMO-TAMAHAGANE ) during the WW2.

Hi Darcy 六歌仙 Rokkasen" Six best Waka poets" わが庵は都の辰巳しかぞすむ世を宇治山と人はいふなり A （ わか庵はみやこのたつみしかそすむよをうち山とひとはいふなり ） 喜撰法師 (Kisen Hoshi) 色見えで移ろうものは世の中の人の心の花ぞありける B ( 色みえてうつろふものは世中のひとのこころの花にそありける ) 小野小町 (Ono no Komachi) 鏡山いざたちよりて見てゆかむ年へぬる身は老いやしぬると C ( かかみ山いさたちよりて見てゆかむとしへぬるみは老いやしぬると ) 大友黒主 (Otomo no Kuronushi) あさみどり糸よりかけて白露を玉にもぬける春の柳か D ( あさみとりいとよりかけて白露をたまにもぬける春の柳か ) 僧正遍昭 (Sojo Henjo) おほかたは月をもめでじこれぞこのつもれば人の老いとなるもの E ( おほかたは月をもめてしこれそこのつもれはひとのおいとなるもの ) 在原業平 (Ariwara no Narihira) 吹くからに秋の草木のしをるればむべ山風を嵐といふらむ F ( ふくからに秋のくさきのしをるれはうへ山風をあらしといふらん ) 文屋康秀 (Hunya no Yasuhide)

I belive the Kozuka mei says "Senjuin KaneMori".

Thank you for your replies. :D I am glad because you have already known the value of the spears(Kikuchi-yari) and the photograph. I believe that the spears on the photograph is most late Kamakura era(?) or early Nanbokucho era. Thanks. k morita.

This is an old photo(around 100 years before) of Kikuchi-yari (spear). For your reference....

Hi Joe, Congrats!

Thank you very much guys.

頒清水時三郎君(wakeru Shimizu Tokisaburo kun) Give or Gift to Mr. Shimizu Tokisaburo

Hi John, Sorry, i cannot meet you beceuse i'm living in northern Japan. I pray for your good travel and good memories in your Japan travel . Morita Kiyoshi

I got this great book and i was surprised because my name appeared on the next page of Author's preface, and Page 185 as Morita Kiyoshi (Japan). I think it is very honored. Thank you very much Mr,J. Dawson. This book is great book.

Hi friends, :D I believe that the owner's name is "HabaNo MasaZo" (幅野　政蔵).

Moriyama sama 読み下し文を訂正致しましたが、決してお気を悪く致しませぬようお願い申しあげます。 光遜の草書は下手なうえに我流の崩し方にて読みにくい文字がありますね。 再度挑戦してみて下さいませ。

Sencho san, Yes,I have one(not for sell). Author is Inuzuka Tokutaro(犬塚　徳太郎) Published 1977.

As #2 soejo paper photo yomikudashi-bun

As a #3 Soejo paper photo , yomikudashi bun

Konbanwa ,Moriyama san (7) 元?帳壱 ( 故御腰物方 (Former swords preservation section of the clan.)

Moriyama sama.

Hi guys, I believe that "Okina" and "Tomi ". Bugyotsuji-san Is the other side of the netsuke old man's face(Okina)? k morita

swordsmith is Sadatoshi.