Spartancrest Posted April 20, 2021 Report Posted April 20, 2021 I have been trying to work out this gold kanji meaning on a tsuba- anyone got a clue what it might mean? The mei reads Mitsuoki I believe. Many thanks in advance. Quote
Nobody Posted April 20, 2021 Report Posted April 20, 2021 花踏帰去 馬蹄香 Free translation: I took a long ride on a horse. The horse seems to have stepped on flowers on the way home. The horse’s hoofs smell sweet. 4 1 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted April 22, 2021 Author Report Posted April 22, 2021 Thank you so much for that - it ties in so well with the omote view of the guard. It comes from the D. Z. Norton collection. Image has been lightened for detail. 1 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted April 22, 2021 Report Posted April 22, 2021 The context often helps the translator. Conversely, lack of context can make the job unnecessarily difficult, especially with missing Kanji zogan parts. Dale, I hope you will allow this message to stand as a general word of advice! PS Interesting tsuba, BTW... 1 Quote
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