Mei Translation

[Prewar70]

I apologize for the poor pic right now, but anything you can make out?  Seems like a lot going on in a small space.  Thank you.

[k morita]

Hi.

 

Mei says:

 

Nanban-tetsu, Echizen no Kuni Shimosaka Tsuguyoshi = 南蛮鐡  越前国下坂継吉

 

[Prewar70]

I would like to give you a hug Morita san, thank you 

[Prewar70]

Okay now trying to find this smith in the books. Obviously not the Aoe smith.

 

Having some trouble locating this smith. Seskos book shows a smith that signed this way except his name was Tsugutoshi, 1801-1804. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Is the inscriptions of nanban-tetsu or imported iron special? I've read that this was a precious imported iron. I will keep reading but info on this inscription and why it was used would be nice to know. Thanks.

[cisco-san]

Hi,

 

but there is one Tsuguyoshi (継吉) in Markus book:

TSUGUYOSHI (継吉), Jōkyō (貞享, 1684-1688), Echizen – “Echizen Ōmi no Kami Fujiwara Tsuguyoshi” (越前近江守藤原継吉)

[Toryu2020]

The Meikan lists two Tsuguyoshi with this signature,

One in Kanbun and one in Teikyo - I would look for info on the Shimozaka school...

-t