Puzzling Inscription On Seki Kanemichi

[Ron STL]

Guys and gals,

 

This is an inscription on the ura of a large Seki Kanemichi katana the I've recently required. The paperwork on this sword is temporarily (hopefully to be found) misplaced. I seem to recall this inscription relates to a cutting test, but I can not see anything here that relates to a test. The sword came with NBTHK origami along with a letter from Mr.Tanobe with comments saying Dr. Homma had examined and discussed the sword with him. All the more reason to locate where this file was stored by my deceased friend. Meanwhile...help please. 

 

Ron STL

[k morita]

Hi,

 

 

[Ron STL]

Thought I posted this, but obviously not. This is indeed a cutting test. Markus wrote: Moro-chiwari te tsuchi/do shakuyo o ugatsu. [Cut through a body] With the breast splitter cut and entering a little over 30 cm the soil underneath.

 The cutting test inscription is insofar a little uncommon as the "chiwari" cut, i.e. the "breast splitter," usually comes without the prefix "ryo" (which means both). But I think the inscriber just used another term here and didn't try to say that he cut through two bodies (as for this, he would used a term like "futatso" or something like that). So my thanks to Markus and Morita san. Since starting this post the "lost" file on the Kanemichi has been found, so everything is good all around! Thanks again. Ron STL