Ray Singer Posted March 19, 2015 Report Posted March 19, 2015 Having difficulty with the first kanji in the attached mei. This is from an ubu, Muromachi Bizen daito. Any help greatly appreciated. Best regards, Ray Quote
jason_mazzy Posted March 19, 2015 Report Posted March 19, 2015 offthe hand maybe tokimitsu, but I am not the kanji guru at all. only ones that look like it a bit to me are: 勝 Katsu 時 Toki 助 Suke Quote
jason_mazzy Posted March 19, 2015 Report Posted March 19, 2015 Dangit. i had yoshi mitsu written down but the left 1/2 looked weird. edit: Actually I don't have that kanji for yoshi so that makes sense why yoshi looked weird. Quote
Ray Singer Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Posted March 19, 2015 Thank you! Best regards, Ray Quote
Ray Singer Posted April 17, 2015 Author Report Posted April 17, 2015 I am still researching this piece, which I was finally able to acquire. Has anyone else encountered examples of one of the three smiths who used this mei? Although he is cited in the Token Zenshu and Toko Taikan, I have only been able to locate the example below: https://books.google.com/books?id=HtgPBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=bizen+yoshimitsu+%E8%83%BD%E5%85%89&source=bl&ots=apeP9gKXM4&sig=5g8tBWqqCGIqfQrufkuAeY6Q9Ko&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EHYxVYaMEceAygS34YHgDg&sqi=2&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=bizen%20yoshimitsu%20%E8%83%BD%E5%85%89&f=false Thanks, Ray Quote
Ray Singer Posted April 17, 2015 Author Report Posted April 17, 2015 In case it does not display correctly, visit pages 202 and 203 in that link. The blade I am studying is very similar to the kantei example reviewed in Markus Sesko's kantei volume. It however has a nijimei, where the citations I have found for this smith only reference the Bizen Osafune Yoshimitsu mei. - Ray Quote
Kronos Posted April 17, 2015 Report Posted April 17, 2015 There could be a lot of reasons for a nijimei on osafune blades from that time so not too much to worry about. The signatures not a match for the one in Markus' book (2nd gen?) although there's some similarities. With the names being listed as about the same level by markus then it's potentially a very good sword. Can you post a picture of the full blade? Quote
Ray Singer Posted April 17, 2015 Author Report Posted April 17, 2015 Here is the full nakago. The polish is quite poor but I will try to take photos. Best regards, Ray Quote
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