Henk Posted October 13, 2017 Author Report Posted October 13, 2017 Sorry missed the text info? So again.Hello all, Thank you for accepting me at this board. I hope to learn a lot about Japanese swords. I have one sword that has, to me, a very interesting mei. Did you ever see kanji at 3 sides of the mei? I did not.I hope some of you can give me some information about this sword and also a translation.Thank you. Domo arigato gozaimasuHenk Quote
Henk Posted October 13, 2017 Author Report Posted October 13, 2017 Thank you, Jean,very fast reply.Is there any more you can tell me about this sword maker?Respectfully,Henk Quote
mywei Posted October 13, 2017 Report Posted October 13, 2017 Bishū Asai jū Kanemitsu saku (kao) Hachiman Daibōsatsu Kōki 2603 nen, Daitōa-sen hisshō kigan-gatana 8 Quote
Geraint Posted October 14, 2017 Report Posted October 14, 2017 Welcome to the NMB Henk. A very similar sword is shown here, https://www.japanesesword.org/archived-pages/2017/9/13/gendaito-by-kanemitsu Same sword on this thread. Yours is nice with the hi, I think you have an interesting sword. Enjoy! Mei on the mune is unusual but does occur, have a look here, http://yakiba.com/Tanto_Sadakazu.htm All the best. 1 Quote
lonely panet Posted October 14, 2017 Report Posted October 14, 2017 what a grand sugata, sori and motohaba. this is such a ( dare I say almost bold ) large meaty looking sword. you need to book an appointment with a togishi 3 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted October 14, 2017 Report Posted October 14, 2017 My immediate thoughts were Nambochuko, such a large aggressive sword for a gendaito smith.It reminds me of a sword discusses here on Darcys site:https://www.nihonto.ca/hasebe/ 1 Quote
Henk Posted October 14, 2017 Author Report Posted October 14, 2017 Thank you all for the replies. There is a lot of knowledge here! Do you also know why there is a flower design above the kanji? Quote
SteveM Posted October 14, 2017 Report Posted October 14, 2017 The flower is a variation of the paulownia crest, a common motif in Japan. It was the family crest of the Toyotomi clan, and is now used as the official crest for the government of Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Seal_of_Japan https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=paulownia+crest&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiV4qSqmPHWAhXKbbwKHZeMAxcQsAQILg&biw=1280&bih=590 1 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.