Prewar70 Posted April 27, 2016 Report Posted April 27, 2016 I'm looking at a wak in gunto mounts and hoping you can help me with the translation. Thank you. Quote
Prewar70 Posted April 28, 2016 Author Report Posted April 28, 2016 Hey Grey is it snowing up there? Appreciate the translation. What do you know about this smith? I'm finding reference to Hirokane but not seeing any signatures to compare to. Seems like there are other smiths with that title Shinano no Kami that are better known. Quote
Grey Doffin Posted April 28, 2016 Report Posted April 28, 2016 You can find oshigata in Fujishiro and Kanzan Shinto Oshigata Dictionary, if you have those references (if you don't you should). Sorry; it's too late for pictures tonight and I'm on the road very early tomorrow. Maybe someone else can post some for you. Cheers, Grey Quote
Prewar70 Posted April 28, 2016 Author Report Posted April 28, 2016 Grey, I'm sending you a PM. If anyone else can assist with oshigata for this sword I would appreciate it. Quote
Prewar70 Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Posted May 4, 2016 If anyone has information on this smith send it my way. I have found some, but very little. From the research section here, Shinto, 1st generation from Tegai school. Not highly rated by Hawley (if that matters), but I don't see any outstanding or ordinary examples of his work. The no kami title, "lord of", if I have it right. Is that important or as common as a vice president at a bank? Quote
Brian Posted May 5, 2016 Report Posted May 5, 2016 An honorary title, not uncommon and not having any real status. Your bank manager analogy is quite appropriate. There were a lot of - no kami's.. http://www.sho-shin.com/titles.htm Quote
cisco-san Posted May 9, 2016 Report Posted May 9, 2016 from Markus book: HIROKANE (弘包), 1st gen., Genna (元和, 1615-1624), Yamato/Settsu – “Shinano no Kami Hirokane” (信濃守弘包), “Shinano no Kami Fujiwara Hirokane” (信濃守藤原弘包), real name Monju Hachirō´emon (文珠八郎右衛門), he came originally from Tegai-machi (手貝町) in Yamato province where he was active as 10th gen. Tegai Kanenaga (手掻包永), during the Keichō era (慶長, 1596-1615) he was granted the honorary title Shinano no Kami and moved over Fushimi (伏見) to Ōsaka, suguha, gunome-midare HIROKANE (弘包), 2nd gen., Enpō (延宝, 1673-1681), Settsu – “Shinano no Kami Hirokane” (信濃守弘包), “Shinano no Kami Fujiwara Hirokane” (信濃守藤原弘包), “Tegai Kanenaga jūichi-daison” (手掻包永十一代孫, “11th gen. Tegai Kanenaga”), real name Monju Ichinojō (文珠市之丞), he changed his first name later to Ichibei (市兵衛) and worked in Edo too, ō-gunome-midare or tōran-midare in the style of Sukehiro (助広), he signed in a characteristical angular manner whereas the left radical (弓) of the character for “Hiro” looks like (方), wazamono, chūjō-saku Quote
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