Ray Singer

That is unclear from just these photos. Show a clear vertical photo of the nakago down to the end (not cut off at the bottom). If I were to give you a gut feeling, the blade is osuriage and the mei we are seeing may be questionable.

The other side is: Bishu Osafune junin

Hironaga

The zokumei (personal name) is not totally clear, but this seems to refer to Yokoyama Kozuke Daijo Sukesada.

I believe the outer hakogaki may be expressing that the design motif is of the kanji for man on a bridge. Best regards, Ray

Not the same smith, this appears to be a Shinshinto blade.

If it is a Horii Toshihide you have, I just received an early Taisho 6 (1917) Toshihide katana that might be of interest. Please message me if so, or email raymondsinger@gmail.com. Best regards, Ray

Listing an excellent Bizen Osafune Katsumitsu katana dated Eisho 5 (made on a day in the eighth month of the year 1508). The blade has a tight and finely worked ko-itame jihada and a fabulous, vivid midare utsuri that runs the length of both sides of the blade. Ubu nakago with a well preserved mei and date. With copper habaki and shirasaya. NBTHK Hozon kanteisho (easily a candidate for Tokubetsu Hozon). The kanteisho does not specify which specific Katsumitsu made this sword, but for the date there were several possibilities including the Saijo-saku smith Jirozaemon along with Hikobeijo and Tobeijo. KATSUMITSU (勝光), 5th gen., Eishō (永正, 1504-1521), Bizen – “Bizen no Kuni-jū Osafune Jirōzaemon no Jō Katsumitsu” (備前国住長船二郎左衛門尉勝光), “Bizen no Kuni-jū Osafune Jirōzaemon no Jō Fujiwara Katsumitsu”(備前国住長船次郎左衛門尉藤原勝光), son of the 4th gen. Ukyō no Suke Katsumitsu, first name Jirōzaemon no Jō (二郎左衛門尉), he changed the characters of his first name during the early Eishō era to (次郎左衛門尉), there exist gassaku with his uncle Sakyō no Shin Munemitsu (左京進宗光), Yosōzaemon no Jō Sukesada (与三左衛門尉祐定), and with his son Jirōbei no Jō Harumitsu (次郎兵衛尉治光), we know date signatures from the third year of Chōkyō (長享, 1489) to the ninth year of Tenbun (天文, 1540), he continued the workmanship of his father whereas his hamon is more densely arranged, the flamboyance of his hataraki within the ha can not compete with that of his father, he know elaborate horimono of kurikara and the like, ō-wazamono, saijō-saku KATSUMITSU (勝光), Meiō (明応, 1492-1501), Bizen – “Bizen no Kuni Osafune Hikobei no Jō Katsumitsu” (備前国長船彦兵衛尉勝光), “Bishū Osafune Hikobei no Jō Katsumitsu” (備州長船彦兵衛尉勝光), first name Hikobei no Jō (彦兵衛尉), he is associated with the family of Ukyō no Suke Katsumitsu, his younger brother was Tōbei no Jō Katsumitsu (藤兵衛尉勝光), koshi-no-hiraita gunome-chōji, wazamono, jō-saku KATSUMITSU (勝光), Meiō (明応, 1492-1501), Bizen – “Bizen no Kuni Osafune Tōbei no Jō Katsumitsu” (備前国長船藤兵衛尉勝光), first name Tōbei no Jō (藤兵衛尉), younger brother of Hikobei no Jō Katsumitsu (彦兵衛尉勝光) $8,500 + shipping

Signed Seki Kanemitsu, dated Tensho ni nen hachi gatsu hi Unfortunately this inscription is very crudely inscribed and not likely to be an authentic mei for Tensho period Mino Kanemitsu.

Additional pieces which will be listed in the near future include: Osafune Katsumitsu katana (Hozon) Omiya Morikage naginatanaoshi katana (Tokubetsu Hozon with Kanzan sayagaki) Sue-Sa Kunihiro katana (Tokubetsu Hozon with Kanzan sayagaki) Gassan Sadakatsu katana (with Kanzan sayagaki) Unju katana (Tokubetsu Hozon with Kanzan sayagaki) Sadatsuna wakizashi (Tokubetsu Hozon) Kodai Kaneuji (Tokubetsu Hozon) Please message or email to discuss further. Best regards, Ray

Listing a high-quality early Satsuma blade with Tokubetsu Hozon kanteisho to Ko-Naminohira. This attribution generally ranges from Kamakura period to Nanbokucho, (Ko-Naminohira extends back as early as Heian, though this is not a Heian blade). The hamon has a lot of fine hataraki like kinsuji and small ashi. The hamon is very Yamato-like and greatly resembles Ko-Senjuin. The blade is a naginatanaoshi katana, with a great shape that appears ubu, or mostly ubu, on the upper portion (while the nakago is o-suriage mumei). In shirasaya with silver foil habaki and current NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon kanteisho. Now available for $4k + shipping

Appears to be Ikami / Igami Sadahiro saku. https://www.google.com/search?q="ikami+Sadahiro"++site%3Awww.militaria.co.za&client=ms-android-google&sca_esv=3a30a683573ba2c0&sxsrf=AHTn8zoF1dCw_4FwyoaE4DE3NZpOEWZFcQ%3A1739445212313&ei=3NOtZ__oEs6SwbkPn73ZCA&oq="ikami+Sadahiro"++site%3Awww.militaria.co.za&gs_lp=EhNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwIioiaWthbWkgU2FkYWhpcm8iICBzaXRlOnd3dy5taWxpdGFyaWEuY28uemFIoroBULgVWPm2AXABeACQAQGYAX-gAc0QqgEEMTguN7gBA8gBAPgBAZgCAKACAJgDAIgGAZIHAKAH5Qg&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp

Your sword is a WWII era shingunto and the blade is Showa era and signed Sadaharu. There are several threads below which maybe helpful to read through. https://www.google.c...rome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

Gassaku means that the blade appears to have been made by two individuals (at least, based on what is inscribed on the nakago and documented on the ninteisho). Here are some possibilities for Bungo Tomoyuki and Bungo Shigeyuki working during the early Edo period (Shinto times). Bios credit to Markus Sesko. Shigeyuki SHIGEYUKI (重行), 1st gen., Kan´ei (寛永, 1624-1644), Bungo – “Bungo no Kuni Fujiwara Shigeyuki” (豊後国藤原重行) SHIGEYUKI (重行), 2nd gen., Kanbun (寛文, 1661-1673), Bungo – “Fujiwara Shigeyuki” (藤原重行), “Hōshū Takada-jū Fujiwara Shigeyuki” (豊州高田住藤原重行), “Bungo no Kuni Takada-jū Fujiwara Shigeyuki” (豊後国高田住藤原重行), Fujiwara-Takada school, first name Shirōzaemon (四郎左衛門), dense itame, suguha, ko-midare, gunome-midare SHIGEYUKI (重行), 3rd gen., Enpō (延宝, 1673-1681), Bungo – “Hōshū Takada-jū Fujiwara Shigeyuki” ( 豊州高田住藤原重行), first name Yazaemon (弥左衛門), mostly a midareba SHIGEYUKI (重行), 4th gen., Hōei (宝永, 1704-1711), Bungo – “Bungo no Kuni Shigeyuki” (豊後国重行) Tomoyuki TOMOYUKI (友行), 1st gen., Kan´ei (寛永, 1624-1644), Bungo – “Bungo no Kuni Takada-jū Fujiwara Tomoyuki” (豊後国高田住藤原友行), first name Yoichibei (与一兵衛), Fujiwara-Takada school, he also worked in Buzen´s Kokura (小倉), suguha, ko-midare, gunome-midare, tight nioiguchi, wazamono, chūjō-saku TOMOYUKI (友行), 2nd gen., Kanbun (寛文, 1661-1673), Bungo – “Bungo-jū Fujiwara Tomoyuki” (豊後住藤原 友行), “Buzen Kokura-jū Tomoyuki” (豊前小倉住友行), Fujiwara-Takada school, he also worked in Kokura (小倉), chū-saku TOMOYUKI (友行), 3rd gen., Genroku (元禄, 1688-1704), Bungo – “Bungo Takada-jū Fujiwara Tomoyuki” (豊後高田住藤原友行), real name Takada Kōsuke (高田幸助), Fujiwara-Takada school, he moved later to Nakatsu (中津) in Buzen province but worked temporarily also in Edo, suguha, gunome-chōji

Some information below on Amahide. https://www.google.c...rome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

There were several generations between late Muromachi and early Edo period. My impression is Shinto.

This looks like a gassaku made by Bungo Shigeyuki + Tomoyuki, or at least that is my impression from the ninteisho.

I believe it is Hidemasa.

I saw these photos in your previous post. When providing an inscription for translation, it is best to show it in a single clear vertical image. My request was to show other clear images of the sword.

It would be helpful to see additional clear photos. There are several generations who worked from late Muromachi period to early Edo period. http://sanmei.com/co...katana-Koshirae.html

Taira Moritsugu

Noshu ju (rather than Bishu ju).

Another example is Toshi. 寿 - Shinjitai (new form) 壽 - Kyūjitai (old form) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyūjitai

Nathaniel, what you are seeing is the modern form of the same kanji. Some kanji have evolved over time and the modern version are used for attributions even when referring to an inscription that used the older form.

A correction, the date number in the Fujishiro example is obscured. Karyaku started in 1326. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karyaku