Fuchi (縁) & Kashira (頭) from Yoshioka School.

[Caracal]

 I have a Fuchi (縁) & Kashira (頭) from Yoshioka School. It is signed YOSHIOKA BUNGO SUKE. My question is what time and blacksmith it is.

The generations of the main line of the school which were entitled to this signature are:  
 

1.     重次 - Shigetsugu (Yoshioka Buzen no Kami, Buzen no Suke)
2.     久次 - Hisatsugu (Shigeyoshi Yoshioka Inaba no Suke)
3.     重長 - Shigenaga (son of Goto Seijo)
4.     重広 - Shigehiro (aka Morotsugu, studied under Yokoya Soyo)
5.     易次 - Yasutsugu
6.     清次 - Kiyotsugu
7.     照次 - Terutsugu (signed his name, aka Teruharu)
8.     寛次 - Hirotsugu
9.     重貞 - Shigesada (signed his name)
 

The Yoshioka School also had a small branch and started with Nagatsugu, which worked in parallel with the second generation Hisatsugu. Various skilled blacksmiths such as Munetsugu, Nobutsugu, Mitsutsugu, Tsunetsugu and others worked during the branch until the Meiji period. There are some signed works with personal names for these manufacturers.

 
// Robert

 

 

 

 

 

[John A Stuart]

Interesting treatment. I can't see what you posted between the two texts. Black on black maybe. John

[Yasaka Azuma]

A clearer image can be found at the link. According to Mr. Wakayama's encyclopedia (P262), if the head family of the yoshioka, then bungo-suke is Shigetugu (1569-1653).

 

http://www.sword-auction.jp/ja/content/af18209-縁頭：吉岡豊後介-fuchi-kashira-yoshioka-bungo-suke

 

[Caracal]

Ok thank you.........

 

//Robert