Tameshi-Mei Assistance

[Ray Singer]

I would imagine that this will be a challenge, however can someone assist with translating this tameshimei? There has been rust damage and I can get only as far as Dai _ _ _ _ Te _ Setsudan.

 

Many thanks,

Ray

[Ray Singer]

Bump

[SteveM]

I wondered if it might be 大袈裟 ōgesa (a type of tameshigiri cut), but it seems to require too much wishful thinking on my part. I'm afraid I can't offer much else. 

[Ray Singer]

I think its clear you nailed it as far as the first three kanji Steve. Thank you.

 

 

I wondered if it might be 大袈裟 ōgesa (a type of tameshigiri cut), but it seems to require too much wishful thinking on my part. I'm afraid I can't offer much else. 

[Shugyosha]

There are other possibilities in Markus Sesko's book beginning with the 大 kanji, but again (for me) they don't quite tie up in terms of relating these kanji to what remains of the shapes on the tang:

 

大脇毛 -  O Wakige - "armpit hair".

大雁骨 – O Karigane - a cut across the shoulder blades.

大毛ナシ - O Kenashi - large no hair cut. Yep, that's what it says in the book.

 

However, I think it is heading in the right direction to assume that the first three kanji relate to the type of cut. Also the combination 切 手"kirite" is one that appears in a number of the inscriptions in Markus's book meaning "cut through" which might link in to what Ray has already.

 

Unfortunately, that's all I can offer apart from apologies if I'm going over stuff that's obvious.

 

Best,

John

[Ray Singer]

Thank you all for the feedback. This is where the saidan mei appears to be currently. 

 

ōgesa (大袈裟) _ 毛 _ setsudan (截断).

 

I did try to plug in 切 手 however the kanji preceeding 毛 does not seem to match. Still looking. 

[Ray Singer]

I did recieve assistance on this one a while back. 

 

Ōgesa katateuchi setsudan (大袈裟片手打截断)

Yamano Ka Uemon roku ju yon sai Nagahisa Kao (Yamano Nagahisa at the age of 64)

Kanbun 1 nen hachi gatsu hi (a day in August 1661)

 

Also, credit to Ford Hallam for the remarkable work restoring the patina of the nakago.