Inside Sayagaki

[Grey Doffin]

Hi guys,

I have a stout and heavy yari signed Wakasa no Daijo Fujiwara Fuyuhiro, that came with a split saya, which allowed me to see the writing inside. I get the date but the rest of it is beyond me. Hoping to learn what it says and why it would be written somewhere no one normally would see.

Also, 2 Kanji are carved below the hi on one side: Hisayasu maybe. Any idea what their significance might be?

This yari will be for sale.

Thanks, Grey

[cabowen]

Grey-

 

As you mention, the date is on the left, under which it says "at Mushu city". On the right, I believe it says that it was done for amusement by Mizuta Nagata (thanks to Morita san!) Reijiro kyoshi, a judo teacher.

 

Hisayasu is possibly the smith...

[k morita]

Hi, :D

 

Meaning is:

Nagata Reijiro,a judo teacher made this for pleasure(amusement) in Takefu city (in Fukui prefecture)on March 15, 1964.

(To sum up, He(Nagata) made this sheath and recorded his name and date inside the sheath. )

 

 

Two kanji:

Although 久保 can be read as Hisayasu, it can read also as " Kubo " of a family name.

[Grey Doffin]

Thanks guys,

The smith is Fuyuhiro, Chris (see above). Perhaps Hisayasu or Kubo is an owner's name?

Grey

[cabowen]

Thanks guys,

The smith is Fuyuhiro, Chris (see above). Perhaps Hisayasu or Kubo is an owner's name?

Grey

 

Damn, read right past that, sorry... Yes, my guess is an owner's name....

 

Many times when visiting old minka I have seen a yari near the entrance, usually above an interior door...Scratching a name into the blade like this seems like something you'ld see in this type of setting.