shorty Posted November 23, 2008 Report Posted November 23, 2008 I really need help with this signature. Will anyone give me any info at all. Short E. Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted November 23, 2008 Report Posted November 23, 2008 All I can see there are the first two characters saying 'Two' and 'Thousand', then something (six?) 'Hundred'? Quote
Nobody Posted November 23, 2008 Report Posted November 23, 2008 I will show readable kanji as a hint for now. Mei: 一刀齊 安綱 Date: 二千六百年 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted November 23, 2008 Report Posted November 23, 2008 When did that second photograph appear? Quote
Brian Posted November 23, 2008 Report Posted November 23, 2008 It was there, but oversized so it was a link instead of displayed. I resized and uploaded it Brian Quote
Nobody Posted November 24, 2008 Report Posted November 24, 2008 Though you might already know the answer, the mei reads as follows. Mei: 一刀齊 安綱 (Ittosai Yasutsuna) Date: 二千六百年 = 2600th (Imperial) year = 1940 The smith was one of WWII Seki smiths. His name and oshigata appear in the following list. http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/seki.htm http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/yasutsun.jpg Ref. Imperial year: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_e ... erial_year Quote
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