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[IJASWORDS]

Hi All, I have three questions...

Is the translation BIZEN SUKEMITSU.

Does it look authentic.

What time period would a BIZEN SUKEMITSU be made.

It is in old SAYA but otherwise GUNTO mounts. It is in Wakizashi length.

Thanks in advance, Neil.

[Stephen]

a few of them good luck....lol

 

SUKEMITSU (祐光), 2nd gen., Bunmei (文明, 1469-1487), Bizen – “Bishū Osafune Sukemitsu” (備州長船祐光), “Bizen no Kuni-jū Osafune Sukemitsu saku” (備前国住長船祐光作), “Bishū Osafune Rokurōzaemon no Jō Sukemitsu” (備州長船六郎左衛門尉祐光), he was active from about Ōnin (応仁, 1467-1469) to Bunmei and worked in the style of his father, there exists a joint work with a not further specified Osafune Norimitsu (則光) SUKEMITSU (祐光), Hōtoku (宝徳, 1449-1452), Bizen – “Bishū Osafune Sukemitsu Settsu Takehara ni oite saku” (備州長船祐光於摂津竹原作, “made by Bishū Osafune Sukemitsu in Settsu´s Takehara”) SUKEMITSU (祐光), Eishō (永正, 1504-1521), Bizen – “Bishū Osafune Sukemitsu” (備州長船祐光) SUKEMITSU (祐光), Daiei (大永, 1521-1528), Bizen – “Bishū Osafune Sukemitsu” (備州長船祐光), “Bishū Osafune Jirōzaemon Sukemitsu” (備州長船次郎左衛門祐光), first name Jirōzaemon (次郎左衛門), student of the 6th gen. Norimitsu (則光), he was active from around Daiei (大永, 1521-1528) to Tenbun (天文, 1532-1555), gunome-midare, suguha, ko-midare SUKEMITSU (祐光), Kyōroku (享禄, 1528-1532), Bizen – “Bizen no Kuni Osafune-jūnin Gorōzaemon no Jō Sukemitsu” (備前国長船住人 五郎左衛門尉祐光), first name Gorōzaemon (五郎左衛門) SUKEMITSU (祐光), Eiroku (永禄, 1558-1570), Bizen – “Bizen no Kuni Osafune-jū Yosōzaemon no Jō Sukemitsu saku” (備前国長船住与三左衛門尉祐光作), “Bizen no Kuni-jū Osafune Sukemitsu saku Kiyomitsu Gorōzaemon no Jō no musuko” (備前国住長船祐光作清光五郎左衛門尉息), “Kiyomitsu no musuko Bishū Osafune Yosōzaemon no Jō Sukemitsu” (清光息備州長船与三左衛門尉祐光), son of the Tenbun-era (天文, 1532-1555) Gorōzaemon no Jō Kiyomitsu (五郎左衛門尉清光), he confirms this by signing with “no musuko” (息, “son of …”), first name Yosōzaemon (与三左衛門), suguha-hotsure, suguha with ashi, gunome-chōji with tight nioiguchi, wazamono, jō-saku SUKEMITSU (祐光), Eiroku (永禄, 1558-1570), Bizen – “Bizen no Kuni Osafune-jū Magobei no Jō Sukemitsu saku” (備前国長船住孫兵衛尉祐光作), first name Magobei (孫兵衛) SUKEMITSU (祐光), Genki (元亀, 1570-1573), Bizen – “Bizen no Kuni Osafune-jū Shin´emon no Jō Sukemitsu” (備前国長船住新右衛門尉祐光), there exists a date signature of the Tenshō era (天正, 1573-1592), gunome-midare, suguha mixed with ko-midare SUKEMITSU (祐光), Kanbun (寛文, 1661-1673), Bizen – “Bizen no Kuni Osafune-jū Shichibei no Jō Sukemitsu” (備前国長船住七兵衛尉祐光), real name Yokoyama Shichibei (横山七兵衛) SUKEMITSU 

[IJASWORDS]

Hi Stephen, a lot to digest, will study carefully, a great help, thanks, Neil.

[Jean]

Translation : you forgot "kuni" in your translation, after Bizen. Now search the mei Bizen Kuni Sukemitsu in the list given by Stephen.

 

PS: I don't like the mei

[IJASWORDS]

Hi Jean, what don't you like about MEI...is it too fresh or chippy?

I am a GUNTO guy, so your guidance is appreciated, Neil.

[Jean]

Neil,

 

Tell me if you see a smith signing Bizen Kuni Sukemitsu in the list provided by Stephen... where is the good ol' "Osafune"

 

Btw, I don't like the chiselling either

[IJASWORDS]

Jean, you are correct, thanks, it is old so don't know when it was made however. It was not expensive, so I will appreciate it as a GUNTO. Neil.