Mei Translation help

[zilul]

Hi, all looking for some help with the translation of this Mei have got Ju and Kuni but that is about it.

  Thank in advance

 

  Paul

[Shugyosha]

Hi Paul,

I can't get all of it:

三 ???住義国

It begins with Mi, Mitsu or San for the first kanji of a place name (I think) then there are three kanji that I can't get, though the last one may be "kawa"

川. The last two are the smith's name, Yoshikuni.

 

 

[zilul]

Many thanks John

 

much appreciated

 

  Paul

[Nobody]

三条堀川住義國 - Sanjo Horikawa ju Yoshikuni

[Shugyosha]

Hi Paul,

Sounds like it might be an interesting blade. Do you have any more photos please?

[zilul]

Thanks to all for your help with the translation it was much appreciated, unfortunately John I have deleted the pictures of the blade as I dithered over purchasing it and by the time I got back to the seller he had sold it.

 

 Paul

[cisco-san]

Hello,

 

form Markus book:

YOSHIKUNI (義国), Kan´ei (寛永, 1624-1644), Yamashiro – “Sanjō Horikawa-jū Fujiwara Yoshikuni” (三条堀川住藤原義国), “Yamashiro Sanjō Horikawa Yoshikuni” (山城三条堀川義国), “Horikawa-jū Yoshikuni” (堀河義国), “Bungo no Kami Yoshikunisaku” (豊後守義国作), “Bungo no Kami Tachibana Yoshikuni” (豊後守橘 義国), it is said that he was a Mishina smith from the lineage of Kinmichi (金道) but he is also listed as Horikawa-student of Dewa no Daijō Kunimichi (出羽大掾国路), but it is possible that both was the case, the jigane is an itame-nagare with much ji-nie, the hamon is a quite nie-laden notare mixed with gunome, kinsuji and sunagashi, he signed “Horikawa” (堀川) also with the characters (堀河), chūjō-saku