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Dear All

 

I am working on a translation on

A wakizashi with a sanbonsuji hamon.

I think

信国義昌

Nobukuni Yoshimasa Yō

 

兼信銘有之

Kanenobu Mei Yū kore

 

Looks to be a signature from the shinshinto smith

Chikushu Minamoto Nobukuni tsukuru but not sure

Of all of the kanji and no idea of the translation

 

Any thoughts?

later

david

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Hello David,

 

The mei is unusual:

銘有之 I have never seen this combination before. I don't know if it is alluding to a mei that was once on the sword, or something else.

   Another term that is new to me.

 

I wonder about the two names. Is it supposed to mean that the sword was originally signed by Kanenobu, but was shortened by Nobukuni Yoshimasa? If so, it is written in a way that I have never seen before, but that in itself doesn't mean much. Still, too many novelties make me suspicious, so I don't quite know what to make of this one. Maybe pictures of the blade itself might help. 

 

Many Mino smiths had 兼 in their names, and sanbonsugi is a hallmark of Mino smiths, so...that is something. 

 

Edit: I think the kanji I marked in red is wrong. I think it actually is 揚 (hand radical instead of tree radical)

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If you take it as a whole 信国義昌楊兼信銘有之 Nobukuni Yoshimasa owns this named 'the' Yanagi Kanenobu Something along those lines? Then again if read as normal 兼信銘有之信国義昌楊 Kanenobu (signed originally as?) owned by Nobukuni Yoshimasa (Yanagi) That yanagi hanging on the end is odd. John

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Dear All

 

Still not sure what this says and I hope someone can add to what has been said.

 

 

 

I'm pretty sure it means what I said in my post #5 above

 

This blade has/had the mei of Kanenobu, 

and was shortened by Nobukuni Yoshimasa

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