Shinsa Translation Help

[charlie1]

Got some decent scores. I’m having a hard time making out the hand writing. Thanks for the help in advance.

 

Thanks

Charlie

[Ray Singer]

Sword 1. Den Echizen Sagami no kami Kunitsuna.

越前住相模守國綱

 

Sword 2: Den _ Heianjo _

(金右 - unsure, looks like Kinoue which I am sure is wrong) 平安城 _

 

Sword 3: Den Bishū Inuyama ju Kaneuji

尾州犬山住兼氏

 

Hope someone can help with #2.

[SteveM]

#2 is 偽銘 (gimei)

 

I guess the name on the sword puports to be 国行

They go further to say the sword itself looks like Heianjō (平安城系). And, if I'm not mistaken the next is a date/era attribution to Eikyō 永享 (1429 - 1441).

 

#3 Looks like 兼武 Kanetake.

[John A Stuart]

No score and a big NG are in accordance with that, eh? John

[charlie1]

Oops that ng was my friends

[charlie1]

Here is the right one. I was too busy putting them in order.

[Ray Singer]

You are of course right. Thanks for the correction Steve...

 

#3 Looks like 兼武 Kanetake.

[Ray Singer]

Mei: Yoshisuke

 

Appears to indicate that this is the Shimada nidai, circa 弘治 (Kōji - 1555)

 

 

Here is the right one. I was too busy putting them in order.

[charlie1]

Thank you Ray, Steve, and John.

[Jean]

According to Markus Sesko, considering the date 1555, it would be the 3rd generation, though they indicate nidai. For Markus nidai worked from Meio to Eisho.

[charlie1]

Thank you Jean. Looking this one up as we speak. Are all the NPO worksheets usually in Japanese?

[Jean]

Yes, they are Charlie. Generations and dates are often controversial but Markus based his estimation on signed and dtd blades.