Kogatana Mei

[Oshy]

Hi folks,

 

Anyone able to help piece this together or guess based on what we can see?

 

This is currently where I am at thanks to Ray's assistance:

Enzhou _ shima fujihara _ _ made (濃州 _ 島藤原近 _ _ 長造之)

 

Thanks!

[Oshy]

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[Ray Singer]

__ Nōshū Kinka-san (no) fumoto Nagaragawa (no) hotori Fujiwara Kiyonaga kore o tsukuru

 

 

__金花山麓濃州長良川辺藤原清長造之

[Ray Singer]

Corrected my answer above. Here is the passage from Sesko, which specifically references him as a kogatana smith.

 

[Oshy]

Amazing Ray, thank you again!!

[Brian]

Nice work Ray

[Ray Singer]

Thanks guys. There is at least one kanji above the mei I translated but difficult to make out. My guess is: 於 - Oite 

 

Oite Nōshū Kinka-san (no) fumoto Nagaragawa (no) hotori Fujiwara Kiyonaga kore o tsukuru

 

於金花山麓濃州長良川辺藤原清長造之

[Ganko]

Good job Ray.

[Surfson]

You never cease to amaze, Raymond!