Help with mei

[kuromido]

Hello all, well this one's got me stumped.

The only kanji I can make out is fujiwara masa ( I think)

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks, peterD

[Bugyotsuji]

Hi Peter, if you want a starter hint, try 政次　Masatsugu of Yamato

[kuromido]

Thank you piers! I would have SOL without your nudge. I see it as

Kanabo Hyoenojo Masatsugu. From what I can find there were three smiths by this name.

Does anybody have an oshigata comparable to this? There is very little on the net and I am trying To nail down the Smith.

 

Thanks again Piers for your help.

 

PeterD

[cabowen]

Try the Sue Koto volume by Yoshikawa Kentaro.

[Bugyotsuji]

Three "Heiei" no Jo? father, brother and son, (the others being Ueimon no Jo and Masatsugu Shichibei)

Kawaguchi & Iida's Toko Soran, p 566. Dates of Heiei's listed works given as 弘治　Koji 3 and 天文 Tenbun 11.

 

...and you've looked at Fujishiro for Oshigata, Koto, pp 400 & 401 (in the Japanese version)?

 

Edit.

NB Honma and Ishii in the Nihonto Meikan record the second gen Heiei signed without 南部　Nambu before Kanebo/Kanabo

[kuromido]

Thanks piers and chris. I have fujishiros koto and the mei is not even close. I do not have the other books. Can either of you post or pm me a scan of what you have?

 

Any thoughts on gen or gimei?

 

Thanks again, PeterD