Help To Id "signature"

[Nick H]

Can anyone help identifying the attached?

[Stephen]

second opinion?

[Jean]

I have not seen the first one, Stephen lol:

[Stephen]

different form or im dreaming, ends in buro right? to busy to search

[Nick H]

Just out of curiosity, what was the first opinion ??

[Stephen]

What did someone else tell you elsewhere on the net?    im feeling a twilight zone moment coming.  Sorry it may just be me thinking it was elsewhere, cause i cant find it.

[Stephen]

maybe mods move to trans asst.

[Nick H]

This is the first time I have asked for assistance anywhere on this

[Gunome]

Jumyo 壽命 ?

[SteveM]

↑　Yes - that's it.

 

常陸守藤原寿命

Hitachi-no-kami Fujiwara Jumyō

[Stephen]

Steven saves the day!

[Nick H]

That's great Steven , but what does it mean?  What period etc.  I'm told the sword was used in the Russian-Japanese war.     

[SteveM]

That's great Steven , but what does it mean?  What period etc.  I'm told the sword was used in the Russian-Japanese war.     

 

This is where you Google skills come in handy. The first two kanji point to a province in old Japan, the third ("kami") is an honorary rank or title, and the last four kanji are the smith's name. Actually its just the last two kanji that point to the smith. The "Fujiwara" bit is a clan affiliation (consider it a claim to a noble lineage), and shouldn't be taken literally as a family name.   

 

Anyway - now that you have all of this info, you can find out more on your own by picking apart these pieces and searching for them. I guarantee you, there is a lot to be discovered just by browsing this very site. Look for a paper by Guido Schiller on this site regarding the honorific "kami". Look up Jumyō on this site and you will probably find several other examples of his work.

 

Good luck and happy hunting.

[John A Stuart]

I have a sword signed the same and info about the Jumyo smiths here, http://johnstuart.biz/new_page_15.htm  John

[Nick H]

Wow.  Now that's a response!!  Very many thanks Steven. I obviously have a learning adventure ahead of me.  Thanks again.