Tango No Kami Naomich : generation ? + translation ura-mei ?

[DirkO]

Hey all !

 

I got this wak a few weeks ago and although the mei is pretty straightforward and clear, I can't seem to make out which generation it is.

In my Hawley's there are 3 :

NAO88 Inaba 1804-1860

NAO91 Owari 1818

NAO92 Settsu 1624-1661

 

I did get hold of a another mei from a Tango No Kami Naomichi, but it's stated as being from 1715, which is totally confusing me :s In my humble opinion the two mei are different, there just something not the same in the way the kanji for Tango is built up.

 

Something else I'm looking for is the school. Here are some measurements :

 

Total length : 70cm (nakago:16cm)

Mune : Ihori

Hada : Komokume

Hamon : Gunome Midare with lots of ko-ashi

Yakiba : yakidashi

Boshi seems to be notare komi

Chu-kissaki

Nakagojiri : Iriyamagata

Yasurime : Sujikai

 

Tango No Kami Naomichi

http://www.genpuku.com/PICS/wak/new/tang2.jpg

 

Comparison mei from other Naomichi

http://www.genpuku.com/PICS/wak/Znaomichimei.jpg

 

ura-mei - any help with what this says would be great !

http://www.genpuku.com/PICS/wak/new/tang1.jpg

 

pics of the blade :

 

http://www.genpuku.com/PICS/wak/new/hamon1.jpg

http://www.genpuku.com/PICS/wak/new/hamon2.jpg

http://www.genpuku.com/PICS/wak/new/hamon3.jpg

http://www.genpuku.com/PICS/wak/new/hamon4.jpg

http://www.genpuku.com/PICS/wak/new/kissaki1.jpg

http://www.genpuku.com/PICS/wak/new/kissaki2.jpg

http://www.genpuku.com/PICS/wak/new/munemachi1.jpg

[DirkO]

I edited the original post + added some vastly superior photos compared to the first time :-) Hope someone will be able to help me out here !

 

@ Admin : maybe this topic should be moved to the translation section ?

[jesup]

OLD post, but I have a 5th? generation Tango no kami Naomichi  boy's sword, with a very fancy hamon.   Fittings are fancy tachi style, tokugawa mon.  Old (original?) polish.