Cuirassier Posted June 7, 2018 Report Posted June 7, 2018 Hello all Am really struggling with this one. I work from The Arts of the Japanese Sword (and a couple of other modern swordsmith books) but this simple last character has beaten me; I can not find it anywhere and can only assume it is a badly done Masa? Thanks if you can help Mark Quote
mywei Posted June 7, 2018 Report Posted June 7, 2018 Yep you are right 土岐兼正作 －Toki Kanemasa saku Quote
cisco-san Posted June 8, 2018 Report Posted June 8, 2018 Hi, from Markus book: KANEMASA (兼正), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Kanemasa” (兼正), real name Toki Yoshihira (土岐善平), born November 21st 1897, he worked as a guntō smith and died November 2nd 1980 Quote
Cuirassier Posted June 9, 2018 Author Report Posted June 9, 2018 Thank you guys I guess he had a bit too much saki when he did "Masa" BTW, what is this "Markus book" please cisco-san? Regards / RSVP Mark Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted June 11, 2018 Report Posted June 11, 2018 Masa is often written like that. Nothing really 'bad' about it once you get used to seeing it, just a fashionable thing.Raising a cup of 酒 さけ (sahkeh) to you! Quote
cisco-san Posted June 11, 2018 Report Posted June 11, 2018 H Thank you guys I guess he had a bit too much saki when he did "Masa" BTW, what is this "Markus book" please cisco-san? Regards / RSVP Mark Hi Mark, see here: https://markussesko.com/2015/05/06/new-swordsmiths-of-Japan-3-volumes/orhttps://markussesko.com/2015/05/10/e-swordsmiths-of-Japan/ kind Regards Klaus Quote
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